Na Kyung-won


Na Kyung-won
나경원
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2024[1]
Preceded byLee Soo-jin
ConstituencySeoul Dongjak B
In office
31 July 2014 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byChung Mong-joon
Succeeded byLee Soo-jin
ConstituencySeoul Dongjak B
In office
30 May 2008 – 28 September 2011
Preceded byPark Seong-beom
Succeeded byJeong Ho-jun
ConstituencySeoul Jung
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1963-12-06) 6 December 1963
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityKorean
Political partyPeople Power
Other political
affiliations
GNP/LKP
Alma materSeoul National University
ReligionCatholicism[2]
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
나경원
Hanja
羅卿瑗
Revised RomanizationNa Gyeongwon
McCune–ReischauerNa Kyŏngwŏn

Na Kyung-won (Hangul: 나경원, born 6 December 1963) is a South Korean judge and politician. She is a member of the conservative People Power Party. She has been a member of the National Assembly since 2004.

From December 2018 to December 2019 she was the parliamentary leader of the Liberty Korea Party, the first woman to hold the position.[3]

In April 2025, Na declared her candidacy for President of South Korea in the 2025 snap presidential election.[4] She lost in the primaries held by the People Power Party.[5]

References

  1. '출구조사 뒤집고 당선' 수두룩…나경원·안철수·이준석 '승리'. 11 April 2024.
  2. 평신도 기사 수도회 '말타기사회 한국지회' 설립 준비하는 이덕선 회장.
  3. Jo He-rim (11 December 2018). "[Newsmaker] Na Kyung-won elected main opposition party floor leader".
  4. "Five-term lawmaker Na declares presidential bid". Yonhap. 2025-04-11.
  5. Eun-ji, Bahk. "Ahn joins final four: PPP confirms lineup for second-round primary". Korea Times. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

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