Woo Hee-jong
Woo Hee-jong | |
|---|---|
우희종 | |
| President of the Platform Party | |
| In office 8 March 2020 – 13 May 2020 Serving with Choi Bae-geun until 16 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1958 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Platform (2020) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Educator, politician |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 우희종 |
| Hanja | 禹希宗 |
| RR | U Huijong |
| MR | U Hŭijong |
Woo Hee-jong (Korean: 우희종, born 21 January 1958) is a South Korean educator and politician. He has been a professor of veterinary science at Seoul National University since 1992. He was one of the co-Presidents of the Platform Party, along with Choi Bae-geun.
Born in Seoul, Woo earned a bachelor's degree in veterinary science at Seoul National University in 1981. He then continued his postgraduate studies at University of Tokyo. Following the graduation, he worked as a lecturer at University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and Boston University. In 2020, he established a new party, For the Citizens, in which was later renamed as the Platform Party.
Woo harshly criticised the-then President Lee Myung-bak for importing American beef to South Korea, which was related to mad cow disease. Critics denounced him for exaggerating the disease.