Moon Hee-sang (; born 3 March 1945) is a South Korean politician. He has a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

in law from

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. He is a member of the

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, and was the interim leader of the

New Politics Alliance for Democracy The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK or DP; , ) is a liberal political party in South Korea. The DPK and its rival, the People Power Party (PPP), form the two major political parties of South Korea. It is the ruling party following the victory ...

from 2014 to 2015. On 13 July 2018, he was elected as the new Speaker of the National Assembly.

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* * * Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Speakers of the National Assembly (South Korea) Democratic Party of Korea politicians Seoul National University School of Law alumni Kyungbock High School alumni People from Uijeongbu Politicians from Gyeonggi Province 1945 births Living people Chiefs of staff to the president of South Korea Deputy speakers of the National Assembly (South Korea) {{SouthKorea-politician-stub