Cho Myung-chul | |
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| 19th Governor of South Pyeongan Province | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Myung-woo |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1959 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | People Power Party[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Liberty Korea Party (until 2020) |
| Alma mater | Kim Il Sung University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조명철 |
| Hanja | 趙明哲[2] |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Myeong-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Myŏngch'ŏl |
Cho Myung-chul (Korean: 조명철; born 2 April 1959) is a South Korean politician who has served as the nominal governor of South Pyeongan Province since 15 July 2022. A North Korean defector and former professor at Kim Il Sung University, he has held several political positions in South Korea pertaining to Korean reunification and inter-Korean dialogue. In 2012, he became the first North Korean defector to be elected to the South Korean National Assembly. He served as a representative of the proportional representation constituency from the Saenuri Party (later the Liberty Korea Party) until the end of his tenure in 2016.
- ^ Shim, Jin-yong (14 July 2022). 이북5도 평안남도 지사에 조명철 전 의원 [Former lawmaker Cho Myung-chul, Governor of South Pyeongan Province, Five Northern Korean Provinces]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ 회원프로필 – 조명철 (趙明哲) [Assembly Member Profile – Cho Myung-chul]. National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 20 July 2024.