South Korean politician (born 1963)
Song Ki-seok (Korean: 송기석, born 28 October 1963) is a South Korean judge,[1] lawyer and politician. He once served as a member of National Assembly in West District, Gwangju.[1][2]
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.[3]
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,[3] Song was officially selected as the candidate.[3] He then defeated Song Kap-sok of Democratic Party.[3] However, he was involved in a corruption case and lost his membership on 8 February 2018.[1] His position was then succeeded by Song Kap-sok, his ex-rival.[4]
He is currently working as a lawyer.[2]
Election results
General elections
| Year |
Constituency |
Political party |
Votes (%) |
Remarks
|
| 2016 |
West District (1st constituency) |
People's |
56.23% |
Won
|
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