11 Facts About Won Hee-ryong

Won Hee-ryong is a South Korean politician who is the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from May 2022 to December 2023, when he resigned to run for a parliamentary seat in Incheon, held by Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung.

Won Hee-ryong was a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Assembly, and a Supreme Council Member of the conservative Grand National Party.

Won Hee-ryong was governor of Jeju Province until his resignation on 11 August 2021.

Won Hee-ryong was known to be a moderating force during his time in the conservative Saenuri Party and did not always adopt his party's policies and convictions.

Won Hee-ryong graduated from the college of law in Seoul National University.

Won Hee-ryong is well known for being ranked first in two major state examinations: the College Scholastic Ability Test and the National Judicial Exam.

In 2000, Won was elected as a member of the National Assembly for Yangchon A District.

Won Hee-ryong has been a member of World Economic Forum since 2003 and was elected as a young global leader by WEF.

Won Hee-ryong won re-election in 2018 as an independent candidate.

Won Hee-ryong resigned as governor on August 11,2021, to focus on his second presidential campaign.

Won Hee-ryong survived primary and secondary elimination of the People Power Party presidential primaries and advanced to the final runoff.