Nam Kyung-pil
| Nam Kyung-pil | |
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| 34th Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Moon-soo |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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In office 21 July 1998 – 15 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Nam Pyeong-woo |
| Succeeded by | Kim Yong-nam |
| Constituency | Paldal-gu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 January 1961 Yongin, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party |
Saenuri Party (until 2016) Bareun Party (since 2016) |
| Alma mater |
Yale School of Management Yonsei University |
Nam Kyung-pil (Hangul: 남경필; Hanja: 南景弼) has been the 34th governor of Gyeonggi Province since 2014. Before his election, he had been a member of the National Assembly since 1998, representing Paldal-gu. In 2016, he left the Saenuri Party because of President Park Geun-hye's scandal. He helped establish a new political party with other conservative politicians who left Saenuri with the creation of the Bareun Party.
National Assembly
On 21 July 1998, there was a by-election in Paldal-gu to replace former member Kim Yong-nam who died on 13 March 1998. Nam won the by-election with 21,356 votes. He had represented Paldal-gu until 15 May 2014, weeks before the gubernatorial election.
2017 presidential election
On 25 January 2017, Nam declared that he would run for the president of South Korea in 2017. Nam's major commitment was to change South Korea's military conscription service to volunteer military system.[1] He was defeated in his party's primary by his sole opponent, Assemblyman Yoo Seong-min.
References
- 남경필. "남경필 :: 네이버 인물검색". People.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- "프로필 | 혁신 남경필". Namkyungpil.gg.go.kr. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-12-14.