Oh Gi-hyoung

Oh Gi-hyoung
오기형
Personal details
Born	(1966-11-25) November 25, 1966 (age 57) Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political party	Democratic Party of Korea
Education	Seoul National University
Occupation	Politician

Oh Gi-hyoung (Korean: 오기형; born 25 November 1966) is a South Korean politician and lawyer. He is a member of the 21st National Assembly.

From 2000 to 2015, he practiced law at Pacific Law Group.^[1]

In 2005, he received his LL.M. degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and was admitted to the New York State Bar in the same year.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, he expanded his practice to China, where, after completing his studies at Beijing Language and Culture University, he became a senior associate in the firm's Shanghai office,^[2] where he worked on investment advisory matters for companies in China^[3]

He studied the legal system of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in the People's Republic of China, which served as a model for the Kaesong Industrial Zone, and introduced the regulations of the Kaesong Industrial Zone in the United States.^[4]

On January 10, 2016, he joined the Democratic Party of Korea as Talent Recruitment No. 5,^[5] and was nominated by the Democratic Party of Korea to represent Dobong in the 20th National Assembly election in South Korea,^[6] but was not elected.

In 2017, he was appointed deputy director of the Democratic Research Center.^[7]

In 2018, he was appointed chief of staff to Hong Ihk-pyo, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea,^[8] where he served until the first half of 2019.

In 2016, he was appointed as a local committee member of the Democratic Party of Korea for Dobong, Seoul,^[9] and has continued his political activities based in Dobong District.

In July 2019, he was appointed as a member of the Democratic Party of Korea's Special Committee for Countering Japanese Economic Aggression to respond to the economic provocations of Japan's Shinzo Abe administration.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2020, he won first place in the Democratic Party of Korea's intra-party primary for Dobong district and ran as a candidate for the 21st National Assembly election.^{[citation needed]}