Six-Term Lawmaker Jo Jung-sik Elected as Speaker of the Second Half of the 22nd National Assembly

Term Runs Until May 2028

Cho Jeong-sik, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (serving his sixth term, representing Siheung-eul, Gyeonggi Province), was officially elected as Speaker of the National Assembly for the latter half of the 22nd National Assembly on June 5.

Jung Jong-sik, the newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly, is giving his acceptance speech at the '436th National Assembly (Extraordinary Session) 1st Plenary Session' held at the National Assembly Main Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on June 5, 2026. Photo by Kang Jinhyung

On this day, during the Speaker election held at the National Assembly plenary session in the afternoon, Cho was elected by receiving 267 votes in favor out of 276 lawmakers present.

As a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Cho will become an independent after being elected Speaker, in accordance with the National Assembly Act.

The Speaker's term runs until May 2028, for a total of two years.

Cho was nominated as the Speaker candidate last month on May 13 after winning a majority of votes in the Democratic Party’s internal election.

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