Woo Won-shik

Woo Won-shik
우원식
Official portrait, 2025
Speaker of the National Assembly
Assumed office
5 June 2024
DeputyLee Hack-young
Joo Ho-young
Preceded byKim Jin-pyo
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2012
Preceded byKwon Young-jin
ConstituencyNowon B (2012–2024)
Nowon A (2024–present)
In office
30 May 2004  29 May 2008
Preceded byIm Chae-jung
Succeeded byKwon Young-jin
ConstituencyNowon B
Personal details
Born (1957-09-18) 18 September 1957
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
See list
EducationYonsei University (BS, MS)
Website우원식.kr
Korean name
Hangul
우원식
Hanja
禹元植
RRU Wonsik
MRU Wŏnsik

Woo Won-shik (Korean: 우원식; born 18 September 1957) is a South Korean politician who has served as the speaker of the 22nd National Assembly of South Korea since June 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly for Nowon, Seoul from 2004 to 2008 and returned to office in 2012. He was a member of Democratic Party of Korea prior to his election as speaker in 2024. As speaker, he was the one who hosted the vote to lift the 2024 martial law. He also presided over the impeachments of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Acting President Han Duck-soo.