Cheong Yang-seog

Cheong Yang-seog (; born 25 November 1958) is a South Korean politician in the conservative People Power Party who was elected member of the National Assembly for Gangbuk, Seoul, in the 2016 parliamentary election. He previously represented the same constituency between 2008 and 2012.

In his first term as an assemblyman, Cheong was a member of the Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee. In 2010, he introduced a bill to increase the basic tax deduction for salaried workers from 1 million to 2 million South Korean won. He was appointed Second Deputy Secretary-General of the Saenuri Party in 2014.

Cheong was born in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province, and studied at the Korea Army Officer Candidate School before taking a course in political science at Sogang University. He entered politics as a member of the Democratic Justice Party of President Chun Doo-hwan in 1984.

Election results Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 2008 18th National Assembly General Election Gangbuk A (Seoul) GNP 27,429 (48.21%) Won 2012 19th National Assembly General Election Gangbuk A (Seoul) Saenuri 32,098 (44.86%) Defeated 2016 20th National Assembly General Election Gangbuk A (Seoul) Saenuri 30,098 (39.52%) Won 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Gangbuk A (Seoul) UFP 33,840 (39.49%) Defeated