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Kim Hyŏng-o

金炯旿　/　きむ・ひょんお

Journalist

November 30, 1947 (age 78)

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My Take

What grabs me about Kim Hyong-o is the rare double life of a career legislator who also writes. Two decades representing Yeongdo, then the Speaker's chair from 2008 to 2010, is the kind of resume that usually leaves no room for reflection, yet he carried a writer's identity alongside it. I tend to trust politicians who can step outside the noise and put thoughts on paper, because the discipline of writing forces a clarity that backroom dealing rarely demands. His climb from Kyungnam High School to the top of the National Assembly suggests grit, and I am curious what perspective he distills now that he is off the floor.

Overview

Kim Hyong-o (Korean: 김형오, born 30 November 1947) is a South Korean writer and politician. He was a long-term Member of the National Assembly for Yeongdo from 1992 to 2012. During the parliamentary career, he served as the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2008 to 2010.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kim Hyŏng-o
Name (Japanese): 金炯旿
Reading: きむ・ひょんお
Born: November 30, 1947 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Boar
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: journalist / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Kyungnam High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2009 honorary doctor of the Tianjin University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E7%82%AF%E6%97%BF

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