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Chung Sye-kyun

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Chung Sye-kyun (Korean: 정세균; Hanja: 丁世均; born 5 November 1950) is a South Korean politician who served as the speaker of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2018 and as the prime minister of South Korea from 2020 to 2021. He was previously leader of the main opposition Democratic Party between 2008 and 2010, and twice chairman of its predecessor, the Uri Party, first on an interim basis from October 2005 to January 2006 and then fully from February 2007 until the Uri Party's dissolution in August of that year. On 9 June 2016, he was elected to a two-year term as the Speaker of the National Assembly. Upon becoming the Speaker, following the law that the Speaker cannot be a member of a party, he left the Democratic Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chung Sye-kyun is the 10,717th most popular politician (up from 13,015th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 199th in 2019) and the 74th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chung Sye-kyun ranks 10,717 out of 19,576. Before him are Alvise Pisani, Erchinoald, George Borg Olivier, Holden Roberto, Black Hawk, and Zinaida Greceanîi. After him are Gyula Károlyi, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, Ralph Nader, John II Orsini, Khamerernebty II, and Johann Löwenthal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Chung Sye-kyun ranks 204. Before him are Mike Rutherford, Amos Gitai, Princess Elena of Romania, Kazimierz Nycz, Lenny Kuhr, and David Duke. After him are Richard Chase, Li Yuanchao, Carl Palmer, Richard Galliano, Huey Lewis, and Josipa Lisac.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Chung Sye-kyun ranks 159 out of 1,128. Before him are RM (1994), Kim Jee-woon (1964), Na Hye-sok (1896), Heo Gyun (1569), Jim Yong Kim (1959), and Jimin (1995). After him are Lee Beom-seok (1900), Lee Joon-gi (1982), Choi Eun-hee (1926), Yi San-hae (1539), Son Ye-jin (1982), and Kim Jung-sook (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Chung Sye-kyun ranks 74. Before him are Pak Song-chol (1913), Bak Jungyang (1872), Beopheung of Silla (500), Ye Wanyong (1858), Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886), and Heo Gyun (1569). After him are Lee Beom-seok (1900), Yi San-hae (1539), Kim Hwang-sik (1948), Park Won-soon (1956), Yi Gwang-sik (1493), and Chung Un-chan (1947).

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