Hwang Woo-yea

Hwang Woo-yea
Hangul	황우여
Hanja	黃祐呂
Revised Romanization	Hwang Uyeo
McCune–Reischauer	Hwang Uyŏ

The Honourable
Hwang Woo-yea
The Honourable Hwang Woo-yea
황우여
Head of the Emergency Response Committee of the People's Power Party
	Interim
	In office; 2 May 2024 – 23 July 2024
Preceded by	Yoon Jae-ok
Succeeded by	Han Dong-hoon
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
	In office; 19 November 2014 – 12 January 2016 Serving with Choi Kyoung-hwan
President	Park Geun-hye; Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting)
Prime Minister	Chung Hong-won ; Lee Wan-koo ; Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting) ; Hwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded by	Seo Nam-see
Succeeded by	Lee Joon-sik
Minister of Education
	In office; 8 August 2014 – 12 January 2016
Preceded by	Seo Nam-soo
Succeeded by	Lee Joon-sik
Chairman of the Saenuri Party
	In office; 15 May 2012 – 14 May 2014
Preceded by	Park Geun-hye
Succeeded by	Lee Wan-koo (Interim)
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; 30 May 2000 – 29 May 2016
Preceded by	Seo Han-saem
Succeeded by	Park Chan-dae (Yeonsu A); Min Kyung-wook (Yeonsu B)
Constituency	Yeonsu (Incheon)
	In office; 30 May 1996 – 29 May 2000
Constituency	Proportional representation
Personal details
Born	3 August 1947 (age 77); Incheon, southern Korea
Citizenship	South Korean
Political party	People Power
Other political; affiliations	Liberty Korea (–2020)
Alma mater	Seoul National University
Occupation	politician

Hwang Woo-yea (Korean: 황우여; born 3 August 1947) is a South Korean jurist, politician, and former chairman of the Saenuri Party.^[1]^[2] As of 2012^[update] Hwang represents the electorate centred on Yeonsu District, Incheon in the National Assembly of South Korea.^[2]

Hwang studied law at Seoul National University.^[2] He was a judge in courts in Seoul and other jurisdictions^[which?] in South Korea before entering politics.^[1] Hwang has been elected to the constituency he represents five times.^[1]^[2]

In 2016 Hwang placed third on the Rainbow Vote list of 22 most homophobic politicians. He is well known for his role as the chair of the National Breakfast Prayer Committee meeting and as a key architect of anti-gay legislations in Korea. In 2014 he participated in organizing the International Solidarity Agency to Stop Global Homosexuality,^[3]^[4] a collaboration between Korean evangelicals and their counterparts in Haiti.

Education

Graduated from Incheon Songnim National School
Graduated from Incheon Middle School
Graduation from Jaemulpo High School
L.L.B Faculty of Law, Seoul National University
Master's in Constitutional Studies, Seoul National University
Doctor's in Constitution Studies, Seoul National University

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hwang Woo-yea elected new ruling party leader". The Korea Times. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lee, Eun-joo (16 May 2012). "Saenuri elects new leaders". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ 아이티와 '지구촌 동성애 저지 국제연대' 창설 추진-교회연합신문-The Ecumenical press. www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "Rainbow Voters Declaration". Rainbow Vote. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[The_Korea_Times-15May2012-Hwang_Woo-yea_elected_new_ruling_party_leader-1] "Hwang Woo-yea elected new ruling party leader". The Korea Times. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[Korea_JoongAng_Daily_-_16May2012_-_Saenuri_elects_new_leaders-2] Lee, Eun-joo (16 May 2012). "Saenuri elects new leaders". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] 아이티와 '지구촌 동성애 저지 국제연대' 창설 추진-교회연합신문-The Ecumenical press. www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[4] "Rainbow Voters Declaration". Rainbow Vote. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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