Won Yoo-chul | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1962 |
Birth Place: | Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
Office1: | President of the Future Korea Party |
Term Start1: | 20 March 2020 |
Term End1: | 29 May 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Han Sun-kyo |
Successor1: | Position abolished |
Office2: | President of the Saenuri Party (acting) |
Term Start2: | 14 April 2016 |
Term End2: | 10 May 2016 |
Predecessor2: | Kim Moo-sung |
Successor2: | Chung Jin-suk |
Office3: | Member of the National Assembly for Pyeongtaek 1st |
Term Start3: | 30 May 2008 |
Term End3: | 29 May 2020 |
Predecessor3: | Woo Je-hang |
Successor3: | Hong Ki-won |
Term Start4: | 30 May 1996 |
Term End4: | 29 May 2004 |
Predecessor4: | Kim Young-kwang (as Songtan-Pyeongtaek |
Successor4: | Woo Je-hang |
Office5: | Member of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council |
Constituency5: | Songtan 1st |
Term Start5: | 1 July 1991 |
Term End5: | 30 June 1995 |
Party: | Future Korea |
Otherparty: | UDP (1987–1990) NKP (1996–1997) NNP (1997–1998) NCNP (1998–2000) MDP (2000–2002) GNP (2002–2012) Saenuri (2012–2017) LKP (2017–2020) UFP (2020) |
Alma Mater: | Korea University |
Spouse: | Serena Seo |
Children: | 3 (including Won Kook-je) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Hangul: | 원유철 |
Hanja: | 元裕哲 |
Rr: | Won Yucheol |
Mr: | Wŏn Yuch'ŏl |
Won Yoo-chul (; born October 25, 1962) is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Korea University. He is currently a member of the 19th National Assembly and the floor leader of Saenuri Party.[1] On April 14, 2016, he was appointed interim leader of the party after its defeat in the 2016 general elections.[2]