박병석 朴炳錫
Former journalist and six-term lawmaker; Deputy Speaker in the first half of the 19th National Assembly and Speaker in the first half of the 21st
| Life | 1952 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 고령 박씨 |
Life & career
Park Byeong-seok (朴炳錫, born 1952) is a South Korean politician of the Goryeong Park clan. Born on 25 January 1952 in Daejeon, he graduated in law from Sungkyunkwan University, took a master's degree at Hanyang University's graduate school of journalism and information and completed doctoral coursework in journalism there, and received an honorary doctorate from Chungnam National University.
A former journalist, he joined the JoongAng Ilbo in 1975 and worked as social and economic desk reporter, Hong Kong correspondent, deputy head of the political desk and head of the industry desk. He joined the National Congress for New Politics in 1998 and was Seoul's deputy mayor for political affairs from 1999 to 2000.
Elected in 2000 for Daejeon Seo-gu A to the 16th National Assembly, he was re-elected through the 21st, a record of six terms. He was Deputy Speaker in the first half of the 19th term (2012-2014) and Speaker in the first half of the 21st (June 2020 to May 2022), succeeding Moon Hee-sang and followed by Kim Jin-pyo.
From Journalist to Politician
After more than two decades in newsrooms at the JoongAng Ilbo, he entered politics, served as Seoul's deputy mayor in 1999 and then became a lawmaker.
Role in the National Assembly
He served as Deputy Speaker of the 19th Assembly and as Speaker for the first half of the 21st. His six terms for Daejeon are recorded in the wiki article.
Grave
Living person.
Descendants
Family details are not covered.