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Cho Se-hyung (August 22, 1931 – June 17, 2009) was a journalist-turned-Korean politician.

Life
Born in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, he attended Jeonju High School and completed Seoul National University's College of Literature.

After serving as a Vietnam War veteran reporter for the Chosun Ilbo and editor-in-chief of the Hankook Ilbo, he entered the National Assembly with the nomination of the main opposition New Democratic Party in the 10th general election in 1979. Later, he served as the 13th member of the Common People's Party and the 14th member of the Democratic Party of Korea, but lost to Kim Hak-won, a judge, in the 15th general election, and suffered a political retirement crisis.

However, after Kim Dae Jung was elected as the 15th president, he became an acting president of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, and once again made a splendid comeback when he ran for Gwangmyeong Eul in the 15th parliamentary by-election held on July 21, 1998.

However, on April 5, 1999, he resigned as acting president after the arrest motion of Grand National Party lawmaker Seo Sang-mok related to the Sepung case was rejected despite the ruling party's numerical dominance

The following year, he lost to Sohn Hak-kyu of the Grand National Party after a neck-and-neck race in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, and failed to win a fifth term. Since then, he has served as a permanent advisor to the Uri Party.

On June 1, 2009, he was shocked by the death of former President Roh Moo Hyun, and was hospitalized for cerebral infarction and underwent surgery, but died on June 17, 2009, at the age of 79.

Reference

 * Cho Se-hyung - Korean Tribute Association