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National Madame Na at Forefront of Conservative Politics Staff Reporter & Editor
Situated right next to the affluent Seocho-gu districts, the Dongjak-Eul district is newly emerging as one of the key districts for both ruling and opposition parties alike.The Dongjak-Eul district has been favorable to the liberal politicians traditionally as most residents are young voters. But, the conservative political icon Rep. Na has been elected as lawmaker twice in recent years. She won at the 2014 by-election. And two years later she also got elected at regular National Assembly election.Who Is Rep. Na Kyung-Won?
Gyeseong Primary School, Soongui Girl's Middle School, and Seoul Women's High School. In 1986 Na graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University (SNU), earning her bachelor of art, master's, and doctor's degrees from SNU with law major. Her PhD was on the international law.She was at the top of her class of 557 students when in high school.At age 30 Na took the cut-throat competitive bar exams in 1992, becoming a judge in 1995. . However, after four years of her life as a judge, she began to pay her attention to the politics. She began her political career working for one of the political big shots Lee Hoi-Chang who ran as a conservative candidate for presidency in 2002. She was the special aide for the unfortunate candidate.In 2011 Na had a political chance to run for Seoul mayor. She ran for the Seoul mayoral by-election as then Mayor Oh Se-Hoon resigned his position as mayor. However, Na lost the election to the incumbent Mayor Park Won-Soon.The multi-term lawmaker opted not to run 2011 National Assembly election over the political accusations from her political enemies over her husband's deeds.But, she ran as a candidate for Dongjak-Eul district for July 2014 by-election, clinching a victory against the Justice Party's Roh Hoe-Chan.Other than politics, Na has long been a leader of nation's sports field. In 2005 Na started serving as the president of "Special Olympics Korea." She also became the president of the Korean Wheelchair Rugby Association in the following year.From 2009 till 2013 Na had served as chairwoman of the Korean Paralympics Committee (KPC). In 2013 Na was elected as the leader of the International Paralympics Committee (IPC), being reelected in 2017.Two years ago in December of 2018 Na became the first woman to be elected as the floor leader of the main opposition party in the history of South Korea's National Assembly.It was in 2015 that Na was elected as chairwoman of Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of South Korea's National Assembly. She was the first woman to be elected as the post in the history of South Korea.Always at the forefront of political attacks from the liberal politicians and college students, Na has become a symbol of conservative politics in South Korea. She has often been called "South Korea's Margaret Thatcher," Britain's first female prime minister nicknamed "Iron Lady" for her conservative and hard-line view of the politics. However Na displays much softer personal political attitude than the former British premier.Former politician and now political commentator, Dr. Kim Dong-Gil, says of Na "Rep. Na is the virtuous politician with brilliant leadership to lead the future of South Korean politics.""She is like South Korea's Margaret Thatcher," Dr. Kim praised Rep. Na in the past interview.Although vociferous and manifest in her political views, Na has always been personally soft and gracious, according to her political supporters. She has also been a victim of her political enemies over her children including her own daughter who is suffering from Down syndrome. ![]() Korea's Zen Master Ven. Jinje to Save Souls of ... Dreamer CEO Launches Business into World 5 Siberian Tiger Cubs Naturally Born in S. ... New Premier Kim Boo-Kyum to Rap Up Lame Duck ... Oh Se-Hoon Returns as Seoul Mayor Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid to Run for ... Hyundai Heavy Industries' Chung Ki-Sun to Get ... Seoul Literary Club (SLC) Hosts Exhibition of ... Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Vice President ... "2020 Mexican Armed Forces Day" to Be Observed ... Dentist-Turned-Lawyer-Turned Lawmaker ... Madame Park Kyung-Rang Captivates Her Fans at ... S. Korea's Top Lawyer, Dr. Oh Byoung-Joo, Runs ... S. Korean Lawyer Dr. Oh Byoung-Joo Authors New ...
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