Yeo Sang-kyoo

Yeo Sang-kyoo (, born 15 September 1948) is a South Korean judge, lawyer and politician. He is the incumbent Member of National Assembly for Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong, as well as the Chairman of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

Early life and career Born in Hadong, replacing the incumbent Park Hui-tae. He defeated Kim Doo-kwan (Independent) and Kim Yoon-gon (FPPU). Few months after the re-election in 2016, he left Saenuri Party (Liberty Korea Party since February 2017) and joined Bareun Party. However, he returned to Liberty Korea Party on 2 May 2017 and endorsed Hong Joon-pyo for the upcoming presidential election.

Controversies On 27 January 2018, Unanswered Questions of SBS reported that Suk Dal-yoon was convicted of letting spy in 1981, where Yeo was the judge in charge. In the programme, Suk's son, Suk Kwon-ho, explained that his father was tortured by the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, such as putting a ballpoint pen refill into his penis.

Election results General elections Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2008 Namhae-Hadong GNP 34,874 (56.73%) Won 2012 Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong SP 57,840 (50.30%) Won 2016 Sacheon-Namhae-Hadong SP 59,717 (54.83%) Won