Joo Ho-young

Joo Ho-young (Korean: 주호영, born 8 January 1960) is a South Korean judge and politician who served as the interim Chairman of the conservative United Future Party (UFP) in May 2020. He has been the incumbent Member of the National Assembly for Suseong 1st constituency since 2020; before that, he represented for 2nd constituency from 2004 to 2020. He was the Minister for Special Affairs under the President Lee Myung-bak from 2009 to 2010.

In this Korean name, the family name is Joo.
Joo Ho-young
주호영
Floor Leader of the People Power Party
Assumed office
8 May 2020
Preceded byShim Jae-chul
Leader of the United Future Party
In office
8 May 2020 – 22 May 2020
Preceded byShim Jae-chul (acting)
Succeeded byKim Chong-in (acting)
Leader of the Bareun Party
In office
7 September 2017 – 13 November 2017
Preceded byLee Hye-hoon
Succeeded byYoo Seong-min
In office
10 March 2017 – 25 June 2017
Preceded byChoung Byoung-gug
Succeeded byLee Hye-hoon
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byKim Boo-kyum
ConstituencySuseong 1st
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byYoon Young-tak
Succeeded byHong Jun-pyo
ConstituencySuseong 2nd
Minister for Special Affairs
In office
30 September 2009 – 30 August 2010
PresidentLee Myung-bak
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLee Jae-oh
Personal details
Born (1960-01-08) 8 January 1960
Uljin, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyPeople Power Party
Other political
affiliations		GNP (2004-2012)
Saenuri (2012-2016)
Bareun (2017)
LKP (2017-2020)
Spouse(s)Kim Sun-hui
Children2
ParentsJoo Koo-won (d. 2020)
OccupationJudge, politician

Early life and education

Born in Uljin, Joo attended to Neungin High School.[1][2] He studied law in Yeungnam University.[1][2][3]

Career

After qualifying for the bar in 1982, Joo worked as a judge for 19 years.[1][3]

He was firstly elected to the National Assembly in 2004 election.[2] He served as the parliamentary leader of the Grand National Party (GNP) from 2006 to 2007.[4] Following his re-election in 2008 election, he was appointed the Minister for Special Affairs.[5]

On 18 July 2016, Joo announced he would run as the party Chairperson for the upcoming leadership election.[6] He lost to Lee Jung-hyun.[7]

Following the political scandal, Joo left the Saenuri Party along with other dissidents.[8] He was elected the parliamentary leader of the newly-formed Bareun Party but in November 2017, he announced his departure in order to join the Liberty Korea Party (LKP) along with other 8 MPs.[9] He, however, remained till his term as a parliamentary leader ended.[10]

In 2020 election, Joo switched to Suseong 1st constituency, where the incumbent is Kim Boo-kyum (Democratic Party). He defeated the Democratic candidate and the former Minister of the Interior and Safety.[11] He is now considered as a potential candidate for the President of the United Future Party (UFP), following the resignation of Hwang Kyo-ahn due to the election suffer.[12][13]

On 4 May 2020, Joo launched his bid for the UFP's parliamentary leader.[14] 4 days later, he was elected the parliamentary leader of the UFP, as well as the party's interim President where the position has been vacant since 15 April.[15][16]

On 15 June, Joo announced his resignation as the UFP parliamentary leader following the Democratic Party's decision to take 6 parliamentary committees without dividing with opposition parties.[17][18] He harshly criticised that the ruling Democratic Party is going to the one-party dictatorship.[17] However, sources reported that almost all UFP MPs oppose his resignation.[18]

Personal life

He is married to Kim Sun-hui and has 2 sons.[1][2][3] He is a Buddhist.[1][2][3]

His father, Joo Koo-won, died on 9 May 2020, the day after his election as the UFP parliamentary leader.[19]

On 13 March 1998, he suffered a skull fracture following a traffic collision.[4] From a 13-hour surgery, he could barely survive.[4]

Election results

General elections
YearConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
2004Suseong 2ndGNP62,627 (66.49%)Won
2008Suseong 2ndGNP46,131 (65.35%)Won
2012Suseong 2ndSaenuri50,953 (64.22%)Won
2016Suseong 2ndIndependent42,386 (46.82%)Won
2020Suseong 1stUFP92,018 (59.80%)Won

References
  1. "[프로필]주호영 국회 정보위원장". 18 June 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "[프로필] MB 특임장관 출신 주호영, 靑 정무특보로 수혈". 27 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "[프로필] 주호영 청와대 정무특보". 27 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "[Who Is ?] 주호영 바른정당 원내대표". 10 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. "[9.3개각]프로필-주호영 특임장관 내정자". 3 September 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. "새누리당 주호영 당 대표 출마 선언". 18 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. "[속보] 이정현 의원, 새누리당 신임 대표로 선출". 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. "유승민·주호영 지역구 책임당원 970여명 새누리당 탈당". 27 December 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. "바른정당 '파경'…김무성·주호영 등 의원 9명 집단탈당(종합)". 6 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. "바른정당, 주호영 원내대표도 탈당…내일 한국당 복당". 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. "[당선소감] 주호영 "지역민 힘 결집해 지역 경제 살릴 것"". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. "민주 송영길·홍영표 차기 당권 경쟁… 통합 주호영 급부상". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  13. "화제의 당선자-대구 수성갑 주호영". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  14. "주호영, 통합당 원내대표 출마…"거대여당에 당당히 맞서겠다"". 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. "[속보] 미래통합당 새 원내대표에 주호영…정책위의장 이종배". 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  16. "통합당 새 원내대표에 TK 5선 주호영…과반 득표 낙승(종합)". 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  17. "[전문] 주호영 "헌정사 유례없는 기록…일당독재 시작"". 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  18. "[속보] 주호영 미래통합당 원내대표 사의 표명". 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  19. "[부고] 주호영(미래통합당 원내대표)씨 부친상". 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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