Chung Ui-hwa

Chung Ui-hwa (born 18 December 1948) is a South Korean doctor and politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2016.

Early life and education
Chung Eui-hwa was born in Changwon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on December 18, 1948. He graduated from Pusan National University medical school.

Political career
Chung became a politician in 1996 when he ran in the 1996 South Korean legislative election for the Busan Jung-gu · Dong-gu electoral district and won with 41.6% of the vote. He continuously won the Busan Jung-gu · Dong-gu electoral district until 2012.

Chung was pro-Lee Myung-bak during the 2007 South Korean presidential election.

He assumed the position of Speaker of the National Assembly on May 30, 2014. Since then, Chung has been an Independent and critical of the pro-Park Geun-hye faction of the Liberty Korea Party.