Roh Hoe-chan

President of New Progressive Party (1956-2018)

Roh Hoe-chan (Korean: 노회찬, 31 August 1956 – 23 July 2018) was a South Korean politician. He was born in Busan. He was a member of the 17th, 19th, and 20th National Assembly from 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and again from 2016 until his death in 2018. A progressive, Roh was a member of the Justice Party from 2012 until his death.

Roh in January 2017

Roh killed himself by jumping off his apartment on 23 July 2018 in Seoul at the age of 61.[1]

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  1. "노회찬 아파트서 투신사망…유서 "금전받았으나 청탁과 무관"(종합)". Yonhap (in Korean). 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-22.

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