Choe Kang-wook
Choe Kang-wook (Korean: 최강욱; born 24 March 1968) is a South Korean lawyer and politician who was the former President of the Open Democratic Party (ODP) from 2020 to 2022. He served as the Secretary to the President for Public Office Discipline from September 2018 to March 2020. In the 2020 election, he was elected as a Member of the National Assembly. In September 2023, the Supreme Court of Korea removed him from office as a member of the National Assembly after it upheld his sentence of a suspended eight month prison term for his involvement in forging a fake internship certificate for the son of the Justice Minister Cho Kuk.
Choe Kang-wook | |
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최강욱 | |
| President of the Open Democratic Party | |
| In office 12 May 2020 – 18 January 2022 Acting: 19 April 2020 - 12 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Keun-shik |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2020 – 18 September 2023 | |
| Constituency | Proportional |
| Secretary to the President for Public Office Discipline | |
| In office 7 September 2018 – 16 March 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Kim Jong-ho |
| Succeeded by | Lee Nam-koo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1968 Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | Democratic Party (suspended) |
| Other political affiliations | ODP (2020-2022) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Choi Myung-hee (aunt) Chung Nam-ki (relative) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
| Criminal charges | Obstruction of business |
| Criminal penalty | 8 month sentence |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최강욱 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Ganguk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Kanguk |
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