Jeong Jeom-sig

Jeong Jeom-sig
정점식
Floor Leader of the People Power Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2026
Preceded bySong Eon-seok
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 April 2019
Preceded byLee Gun-hyeon
ConstituencyTongyeong–Goseong (South Gyeongsang)
Personal details
Born (1965-07-15) 15 July 1965
Goseong County, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
PartyPeople Power
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationProsecutor
Lawyer
Korean name
Hangul
정점식
Hanja
鄭点植
RRJeong Jeomsik
MRChŏng Chŏmsik

Jeong Jeom-sig (Korean: 정점식; born 15 July 1965) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who has served as the floor leader of the People Power Party since 2026.[1][2][3][4] He has represented Tongyeong–Goseong in the National Assembly since 2019.

Life

Jeong was born in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province. He passed the 30th judicial examination in 1986. He later served as a high-level prosecutor at the prosecution office before retiring in June 2017. He later opened as a lawyer.

In 2019, he ran in the Tongyeong-Goseong by-election with the Liberty Korea Party's nomination.[5]

Election results

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Results
20192019 By-ElectionTongyeong-Goseong (South Gyeongsang)LKP47,082 (59.47%)Won
202021st National Assembly General ElectionTongyeong-Goseong (South Gyeongsang)UFP60,314 (58.34%)Won
202422nd National Assembly General ElectionTongyeong-Goseong (South Gyeongsang)PPP61,251 (61.45%)Won

References

  1. ↑ Daily, The Chosun (10 June 2026). "Jeong Jeom-sig Elected People Power Party Floor Leader". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Ji-hyoung, Son (10 June 2026). "Three-term lawmaker Jeong Jeom-sig elected PPP floor leader". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Yonhap (10 June 2026). "Main opposition party elects Rep. Jeong Jeom-sig as new floor leader - The Korea Times". www.koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Jung-woo, Lee (10 June 2026). "South Korea's opposition party picks former Yoon ally as floor leader". AJU PRESS. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  5. ↑ 보선 D-1…지지층 결집 사활건 창원성산 후보들 "한표라도 더". Yonhap (in Korean). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.


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