Nam Kyung-pil
{{short description|South Korean politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2017}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| name = Nam Kyung-pil
| native_name = {{nobold|남경필}}
| image = Nam Kyung-pil at 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, July 17, 2014.jpg
| office = Governor of Gyeonggi Province
| term_start = 1 July 2014
| term_end = 30 June 2018
| predecessor = Kim Moon-soo
| successor = Lee Jae-myung
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly
| term_start1 = 21 July 1998
| term_end1 = 15 May 2014
| constituency1 = Paldal-gu
| predecessor1 = Nam Pyeong-woo
| successor1 = Kim Yong-nam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Yongin, South Korea
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = South Korean
| spouse =
| party = People Power
| otherparty = Liberty Korea (until 2016, 2018–2020)
Bareun (2016–2018)
| alma_mater = Yale School of Management
Yonsei University
}}
Nam Kyung-pil (born 20 January 1965; {{ko-hhrm|남경필|南景弼}}) is a South Korean politician who served as the 34th governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2014 to 2018. Before his election, he had been a member of the National Assembly since 1998, representing Paldal-gu. In 2016, he left the Saenuri Party because of President Park Geun-hye's scandal. He helped establish the new Bareun Party with other conservative politicians who left Saenuri.
National Assembly
On 21 July 1998, there was a by-election in Paldal-gu to replace former member, who was also his father, Nam Pyeong-woo, who died on 13 March 1998.{{cite web |title= 아버지 덕에 승승장구 남경필, 아들 때문에 공든탑 ‘와르르’ |url= https://www.donga.com/news/amp/all/20170918/86387345/2 |accessdate=March 27, 2023 |date=September 18, 2017}} Nam won the by-election with 21,356 votes. He had represented Paldal-gu until 15 May 2014, weeks before the gubernatorial election.
2017 presidential election
On 25 January 2017, Nam declared that he would run for the president of South Korea in 2017. Nam's major commitment was to change South Korea's military conscription service to volunteer military system.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tbs.seoul.kr/news/bunya.do?method=daum_html2&typ_800=11&seq_800=10198618|title = TBS}} He was defeated in his party's primary by his sole opponent, Yoo Seong-min MP.
References
- {{cite web|author=남경필 |url=http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EB%82%A8%EA%B2%BD%ED%95%84&sm=tab_etc&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=99339 |title=남경필 :: 네이버 인물검색 |website=People.search.naver.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-14}}
- {{cite web|url=http://namkyungpil.gg.go.kr/nkp_profile |title=프로필 | 혁신 남경필 |website=Namkyungpil.gg.go.kr |date=2016-08-22 |accessdate=2016-12-14}}
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Category:Bareun Party politicians
Category:Governors of Gyeonggi Province
Category:Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
Category:Politicians from Gyeonggi Province
Category:Yale School of Management alumni