Nam Kyung-pil | |
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| 남경필 | |
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| Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Moon-soo |
| Succeeded by | Lee Jae-myung |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 July 1998 – 15 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Nam Pyeong-woo |
| Succeeded by | Kim Yong-nam |
| Constituency | Paldal-gu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1965 Yongin, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power |
| Other political affiliations | Liberty Korea (until 2016, 2018–2020) Bareun (2016–2018) |
| Alma mater | Yale School of Management Yonsei University |
Nam Kyung-pil (born 20 January 1965; Korean: 남경필; Hanja: 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.
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.[1] Nam won the by-election with 21,356 votes. He had represented Paldal-gu until 15 May 2014, weeks before the gubernatorial 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.[2] He was defeated in his party's primary by his sole opponent, Yoo Seong-min MP.
