Nam Kyung-pil

Nam Kyung-pil
남경필
File:Nam Kyung-pil at 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, July 17, 2014.jpg
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	(1965-01-20) 20 January 1965 Yongin, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Political party	Liberty Korea (until 2016, 2018–present) Bareun (2016–2018)
Alma mater	Yale School of Management Yonsei University

Nam Kyung-pil (born 20 January 1965; Hangul: 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.

National Assembly

On 21 July 1998, there was a by-election in Paldal-gu to replace former member Kim Yong-nam who died on 13 March 1998. Nam won the by-election with 21,356 votes. He had represented Paldal-gu until 15 May 2014, weeks before the gubernatorial election.

2017 presidential 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. He was defeated in his party's primary by his sole opponent, Yoo Seong-min MP.