Hwang Woo-yea

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Woo-yea
황우여

Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2014 Serving with Choi Kyoung-hwan
President	Park Geun-hye
Prime Minister	Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting) Hwang Kyo-ahn
Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 August 2014
Preceded by	Seo Nam-soo
Member of National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2012
Constituency	Yeonsu District, Incheon
Personal details
Born	(1947-08-03) August 3, 1947 Incheon, South Korea
Citizenship	Korean
Political party	Saenuri Party
Alma mater	Seoul National University
Occupation	politician
Religion	Protestant

Hwang Woo-yea (Korean: 황우여, Hanja: 黃祐呂; born 3 August 1947) is a Korean jurist, politician, and former chairman of the Saenuri Party.^[1]^[2] As of 2012 Hwang represents the electorate centred on Yeonsu District, Incheon in the National Assembly of South Korea.^[2]

Hwang studied law at Seoul National University.^[2] He was a judge in courts in Seoul and other jurisdictions in South Korea before entering politics.^[1] Hwang has been elected to the constituency he represents five times.^[1]^[2]

In 2016 Hwang placed third on the Rainbow Vote list of 22 most homophobic politicians. He is well known for his role as the chair of the National Breakfast Prayer Committee meeting and as a key architect of anti-gay legislations in Korea. In 2014 he participated in organizing the International Solidarity Agency to Stop Global Homosexuality,^[3]^[4] a collaboration between Korean evangelicals and their counterparts in Haiti.

Education

Graduated from Incheon Songnim National School
Graduated from Incheon Middle School
Graduation from Jaemulpo High School
L.L.B Faculty of Law, Seoul National University
Master's in Constitutional Studies, Seoul National University
Doctor's in Constitution Studies, Seoul National University

References

1 2 3 "Hwang Woo-yea elected new ruling party leader". The Korea Times. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
1 2 3 4 Lee, Eun-joo (16 May 2012). "Saenuri elects new leaders". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
↑ "아이티와 '지구촌 동성애 저지 국제연대' 창설 추진-교회연합신문-The Ecumenical press". www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
↑ "Rainbow Voters Declaration". Rainbow Vote. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Grand National / Saenuri Party (1997–present)

Chairpersons (acting)	Cho Soon Lee Han-dong Lee Hoi-chang Park Kwan-yong Seo Cheong-won Choi Byeong-yul Park Geun-hye Kang Jae-sup Park Hee-tae Chung Mong-joon Ahn Sang-soo Jeong Ui-hwa Hong Jun-pyo Park Geun-hye Hwang Woo-yea Lee Wan-gu Kim Moo-sung Won Yoo-chul

Presidential candidates Presidents	Lee Hoi-chang (1997) Lee Hoi-chang (2002) Lee Myung-bak (2007) Park Geun-hye (2012)

Floor leaders	15th (1996): Mok Yo-sang Lee Sang-deuk Ha Soon-bong Park Hee-tae Lee Boo-young 16th (2000): Jung Chang-hwa Lee Jae-oh Lee Kyu-taek Hong Sa-duk 17th (2004): Kim Duk-ryong Kang Jae-sup Lee Jae-oh Kim Hyung-oh Ahn Sang-soo 18th (2008): Hong Jun-pyo Ahn Sang-soo Kim Moo-sung Hwang Woo-yea 19th (2012): Lee Hahn-koo Choi Kyoung-hwan Lee Wan-koo Yoo Seong-min Won Yoo-chul 20th (2016): Chung Jin-suk

Predecessor parties	Democratic Republican Party (1963–1980) Democratic Justice Party (1980–1990) New Democratic Republican Party (1987–1990) Reunification Democratic Party (1987–1990) Democratic Liberal Party (1990–1995) New Korea Party (1995–1997) United Liberal Democrats (1995–2006) Grand National Party (1997–2012) Future Hope Alliance (2008–2012) Liberty Forward / Advancement Unification Party (2008–2012)

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