Yeo Sang-kyoo (Korean: 여상규, born 15 September 1948)[1] is a South Korean judge, lawyer and politician. He is the incumbent Member of National Assembly for Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong, as well as the Chairman of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
Yeo Sang-kyoo | |
|---|---|
여상규 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Ki-gap (Sacheon) Himself (as Namhae-Hadong) |
| Constituency | Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong |
| In office 30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Park Hui-tae |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong) |
| Constituency | Namhae-Hadong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1948 Hadong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Political party | Liberty Korea |
| Other political affiliations | Grand National Party (2008–2012) Saenuri Party (2012–2016) Bareun Party (2017) |
| Spouse | Park Hyun-sook |
| Children | Yeo Jung-suk |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer, politician |
Early life and career
editBorn in Hadong,[2][1] Yeo was educated at Akyang Primary School, Akyang Secondary School, and Kyungnam High School.[2][1] He earned a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University.[2][1] After the graduation, he passed the judicial examination in 1978,[2][1] and was appointed as a judge of the Seoul Central District Court in 1980.[1][3] In 1990, he switched to the Seoul High Court and worked there for 3 years.
Yeo is also the incumbent director of the Bang Il-young Cultural Foundation since 1993.[1]
Political career
editAfter working at several organisations, Yeo was brought to the Grand National Party (GNP), prior to the 2008 election. He was selected as an MP candidate for Namhae-Hadong,[4] replacing the incumbent Park Hui-tae. He defeated Kim Doo-kwan (Independent) and Kim Yoon-gon (FPPU).[2]
In 2012 election, Yeo ran for newly created Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong constituency, and won the election.[5] Few months after the re-election in 2016, he left Saenuri Party[6] (Liberty Korea Party since February 2017) and joined Bareun Party. However, he returned to Liberty Korea Party on 2 May 2017 and endorsed Hong Joon-pyo for the upcoming presidential election.[7]
Controversies
editOn 27 January 2018, Unanswered Questions of SBS reported that Suk Dal-yoon was convicted of letting spy in 1981, where Yeo was the judge in charge.[8][9][3] In the programme, Suk's son, Suk Kwon-ho, explained that his father was tortured by the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, such as putting a ballpoint pen refill into his penis.[8][3] Following are the telephone conversation between Yeo and the programme emcee.[3]
MC: He was illegally detained for 47 days, and also tortured.
Yeo: There's no such evidences. And why are you asking about it now? Bye, I have nothing much to say.
Yeo: Forget it, you little shit.[3]
MC: Sir, your decision ruined a person's life.
Yeo: What?
MC: Don't you wanna say sorry to him? It's true that you sentenced life imprisonment...
Following his reaction, several Democratic MPs including Sohn Hye-won, Jin Sun-mee and Jung Chung-rae condemned him.[9] Jin called his reaction as "disgusting", whereas Jung criticised him as "disrespectful".[9] Kwon Sung-joo, the spokesperson of the Bareun Party, urged him to apologise.[10]
Election results
editGeneral elections
edit| Year | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Namhae-Hadong | GNP | 34,874 (56.73%) | Won |
| 2012 | Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong | SP | 57,840 (50.30%) | Won |
| 2016 | Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong | SP | 59,717 (54.83%) | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g 당신이 몰랐던 여상규의 또다른 과거. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e [프로필] 여상규 국회 법제사법위원장…판사 출신 '복당파'. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e 18년 억울한 옥살이…당시 판사 여상규 "책임? 웃기네". 28 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ [격전지를 가다]남해·하동…초박빙 피 말리는 한 표 싸움 시작. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ [분석]여상규 당선과 사천의 민심. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ 여상규 국회의원, 새누리당 탈당대열 동참. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ 바른정당 비유승민계 14명, 집단탈당 결정. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b 여상규 "웃기고 앉아 있네, 이 양반이 정말" 발언 일파만파. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b c 여상규 "웃기고 앉아있네" 발언에 손혜원 "당신은 웃깁니까". 28 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ 바른정당, 여상규에 "인생 망친 피해자에게 사과 한마디 못 하나". 28 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.