서영교 徐瑛敎
Four-term lawmaker for Jungnang-gu A, Seoul; chair of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee
| Life | 1964 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 달성 서씨 |
Life & career
Seo Yeong-gyo (徐瑛敎, born 11 November 1964) is a South Korean politician of the Dalseong Seo clan and a member of the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd National Assemblies. She was student-body president of Ewha Womans University in 1986, studying political science and diplomacy, then took a master's degree in public policy at its graduate school and completed doctoral coursework in East Asian studies. From 1988 she ran a free book-lending room and a housewives' college in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, for ten years, and taught as an adjunct professor at Dongguk University.
Under the Roh Moo-hyun government she served as press-support secretary in the presidential office and head of the Chunchugwan press centre. She won Jungnang-gu A for the Democratic United Party in the 2012 general election and went on to serve on the Legislation and Judiciary, National Defense and Education committees, as floor spokesperson, senior floor deputy and head of the women's committee. From 2020 to 2022 she chaired the Public Administration and Security Committee in the first half of the 21st Assembly and from August 2022 to August 2024 was a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party.
She is credited as lead sponsor of the Criminal Procedure Act amendment abolishing the statute of limitations on murder (the 'Taewan Act'), the Family Relations Registration Act amendment allowing unmarried fathers to register a birth with only a family-court confirmation of paternity (the 'Sarang Act'), the Military Pension Act amendment extending care support for injured soldiers from 30 days to two years (the 'Ha Jae-heon Act'), a bill removing limitation periods for sex crimes with DNA evidence, and an amendment designating children's school routes as non-smoking zones. She won a fourth term in the 2024 general election and has chaired the Legislation and Judiciary Committee since March 2026. As she is a living person, only public career records are given.
Education and Community Work
A graduate of Ewha Womans University, she ran a free lending room and housewives' college in Jungnang-gu for ten years from 1988.
National Assembly Career
Elected from Jungnang-gu A in the 19th to 22nd Assemblies, she chaired the Public Administration and Security Committee and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
Major Bills
The Taewan Act (abolishing the limitation period for murder), the Sarang Act (birth registration by unmarried fathers) and the Ha Jae-heon Act (care support for injured soldiers) are cited.