Joo Ho-young

Joo Ho-young (Korean: 주호영, born 8 January 1960) is a South Korean judge and politician who served as the deputy speaker of the National Assembly from 2024 to 2026. A member of the People Power Party (PPP), he has been a member of the National Assembly since 2004, representing Suseong B from 2004 to 2020 and Suseong A since 2020. Before entering party leadership, Joo worked as a judge in the South Korean court system. He entered politics with his election to the National Assembly in 2004 and later served in the cabinet of President Lee Myung-bak as the minister of special affairs from 2009 to 2010. Throughout his legislative career, Joo has held a variety of leadership roles across the conservative block. He served as the acting leader of the Bareun Party during two intervals in 2017. Within the PPP, Joo served as the floor leader from 2020 to 2021 and again from 2022 to 2023. He was also the party's acting leader on three separate occasions in 2020, 2021, and 2022.