Chung Bong-ju
Chung Bong-ju | |
|---|---|
정봉주(鄭鳳柱) | |
Chung Bong-ju in 2011 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ham Seung-hee |
| Succeeded by | Hyun Kyung-byung |
| Constituency | Nowon 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1960 Nohae-myeon, Yangju County, South Korea |
| Political party | Open Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | PDP (1991) Uri (2004–2007) UNDP (2007–2008) UDP (2008) DP (2008–2011) DP (2019–2020) |
| Spouse | Song Ji-young |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University University of California, Riverside |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, politician |
Chung Bong-ju (Korean: 정봉주, born 2 July 1960) is a South Korean politician and the former Member of the National Assembly for Nowon 1st constituency from 2004 to 2008.
Chung is widely known as a "sniper" against the former President Lee Myung-bak, for harshly criticising him regarding the controversies. Due to this, he was charged for slandering and jailed for a year in 2011. He returned to politics after pardoned by the new President Moon Jae-in in December 2017. He soon planned to join the Democratic Party before launching his bid for Seoul mayorship; the party rejected his bid due to the controversies related to sexual harassment.