Choi Jae-hyung
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Choi Jae-hyung | |
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최재형 | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 9 March 2022 – 29 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Nak-yon |
| Succeeded by | Kwak Sang-eon |
| Constituency | Seoul Jongno |
| Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection | |
| In office 2 January 2018 – 28 June 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Hwang Chan-hyun |
| Succeeded by | Kang Mina (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1956 Jinhae, South Korea |
| Party | People Power |
| Spouse | Lee So-yeon |
| Children | Choi Ji-won Choi Ye-won Choi Young-jin (adopted) Choi Jin-ho (adopted) |
| Parent(s) | Choi Young-sup (father; d. 2021) Chung Ohk-kyung (mother; d. 2009) |
| Relatives | Choi Byung-kyu (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Politician, judge |
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| Choi Jae-hyung | |
| Hangul | 최재형 |
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| Hanja | 崔在亨 |
| RR | Choe Jaehyeong |
| MR | Ch'oe Chaehyŏng |
Choi Jae-hyung (Korean: 최재형, born 2 September 1956) is a South Korean politician and retired judge who served as the Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) from 2018 to 2021. He is a member of the National Assembly.
Choi Jae-hyung was born in Jinhae (now Jinhae District, Changwon), South Gyeongsang on 2 September 1956.[1][2][3] He is the second of the four sons of Choi Young-sup (1928–2021),[1][2] is a former reserved captain from Pyeonggang, Gangwon (now under the de facto rule of North Korea).[3][4][5] He led the victory of South Korea during the Battle of Korea Strait.[1][6] He also participated in the Battle of Inchon and was awarded the Order of Military Merit for 3 times.[3] He married Chung Ohk-kyung, who died in 2009 after an 11-year battle with Parkinson's disease.[7] He died on 8 July 2021, a day after his son launched a bid to join politics.[8] He is the son of Choi Byung-kyu (1909–2008), a former independent activist who was also from Pyeonggang.[3]
Choi Jae-hyung has an elder brother, Choi Jae-shin, who was the former President of KorDev.[3][6] He also has 2 younger brothers — Choi Jae-min (doctor at a children's hospital) and Choi Jae-wan (professor at Gwangju University.[3][6]
Choi spent his childhood with his father in Waryong-dong, Central District, Seoul, but then moved to Hoehyeon-dong, and then Donggyo-dong.[1] He studied at Hanyoung Secondary School in Seongbuk (now moved to Gangdong), which took 4 hours to go from and return to his home.[1] He then attended Kyunggi High School,[2][3][5][6] where he met a friend named Kang Myung-hoon, who suffered from poliomyelitis during that time.[1][9] Every day, Choi carried Kang on his back to go to school, which was continued for 2 years.[1][9] This story became a trend when both were qualified for the bar in 1981.[1][9] Kang later became a lawyer.[1][9]
He studied law at Seoul National University, and completed national service as a lieutenant from 1983 to 1986.[1][2][3]
Career
After being qualified for the bar in 1981, Choi started his career as a judge at Seoul Central District Court in 1986.[2] He then continued to work at Daejeon District Court, Seoul Family Court, Seoul High Court and so on.[10][11]
Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI)
Following the election of the new President Moon Jae-in, Choi was nominated Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) on 7 December 2017, 6 days after the resignation of Hwang Chan-hyun.[10][12][13][14][11] On 29 December, 231 out of 246 MPs voted in favour of his appointment.[15]
On 28 June 2021, Choi officially resigned as the Chairman of the BAI.[16]
Political career
On 7 July 2021, after 9 days he resigned from the BAI, Choi made an announcement to join politics.[17][18] It was also reported that the People Power Party (PPP) intends to bring him into the party to pave a way for running at the 2022 presidential election.[17][18]
