Jung Sung-ho

Jeong Seong-ho is a South Korean politician who served as the minister of justice from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he was a member of the National Assembly from 2004 to 2025.

Jeong became a human rights attorney after passing the bar exam in 1986. He met Lee Jae Myung at the National Judicial Training Institute in 1987. Jeong was a founder of the Northern Gyeonggi Environmental Movement Alliance.

Jeong first participated in politics in 2000, and won a seat in the National Assembly in 2004 representing Yangju, Gyeonggi Province. During his time in the National Assembly, Jeong was a member of the Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Committee, the Parliamentary Legislation and Judicial Committee, and was the Democratic Party of Korea's Chief Spokesperson. Jeong became the Minister of Justice in June 2025.

Election results

Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 2000 16th National Assembly General Election Dongducheon-Yangju (Gyeonggi) MDP 33,249 (44.38%) Defeated 2004 17th National Assembly General Election Yangju-Dongducheon (Gyeonggi) Uri 45,082 (49.34%) Won 2008 18th National Assembly General Election Yangju-Dongducheon (Gyeonggi) UDP 41,822 (48.02%) Defeated 2012 19th National Assembly General Election Yangju-Dongducheon (Gyeonggi) DUP 60,016 (53.74%) Won 2016 20th National Assembly General Election Yangju (Gyeonggi) Democratic 54,441 (61.39%) Won 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Yangju (Gyeonggi) Democratic 69,905 (62.64%) Won 2024 22nd National Assembly General Election Dongducheon-Yangju-Yeoncheon A (Gyeonggi) Democratic 82,186 (60.26%) Won