Song Ki-seok
Song Ki-seok | |
|---|---|
송기석 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1 June 2016 – 8 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Park Hae-ja |
| Succeeded by | Song Kap-sok |
| Constituency | Gwangju West District 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1963 Goheung County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Political party | Bareunmirae |
| Other political affiliations | People's Party (2016–2018) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Konkuk University |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer, politician |
Song Ki-seok (Korean: 송기석, born 28 October 1963) is a South Korean judge, lawyer and politician. He once served as a member of National Assembly in West District, Gwangju.
Born at Goheung County, Song attended to Konkuk University. He passed to the judicial examination in 1993 and became a judge. He gained popularity while working as a judge.
Song entered to People's Party in the early 2016, and declared to run as MP for West District 1st constituency. Despite a controversy during the primary, Song was officially selected as the candidate. He then defeated Song Kap-sok of Democratic Party. However, he was involved in a corruption case and lost his membership on 8 February 2018. His position was then succeeded by Song Kap-sok, his ex-rival.
He is currently working as a lawyer.