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Kim Ki-hyun
김기현
Mayor of Ulsan
In office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018
Preceded byPark Maeng-woo
Succeeded bySong Cheol-ho
Member of the National Assembly for South 2nd
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byPark Maeng-woo
In office
30 May 2004 – 15 May 2014
Preceded byChoi Byung-kook (as South)
Succeeded byPark Maeng-woo
Personal details
Born (1959-02-21) 21 February 1959 (age 65)
Sanha-ri, Gangdong-myeon, Ulju, South Gyeongsang
(now Gangdong-dong, North District, Ulsan)
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyUnited Future
Other political
affiliations		GNP (2003-2012)
Saenuri (2012-2017)
LKP (2017-2020)
SpouseLee Sun-ae
Children3
ParentKim Byung-geuk
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationLawyer, politician

Kim Ki-hyun (Korean: 김기현, born 21 February 1959) is a South Korean lawyer and politician served as the Mayor of Ulsan from 2014 to 2018.

Career

Kim Ki-hyun was born in Sanha-ri, Gangdong-myeon, Ulju, South Gyeongsang (now Gangdong-dong, North District, Ulsan) in 1959.[1][2] He is the 4th of 6 children of Kim Byung-geuk, the former Member of the South Gyeongsang Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1961.[2]

He attended to Busan East High School before studying law at Seoul National University.[3][4] After qualifying for the bar in 1983, he worked in various non-governmental organisations i.e. Director of YMCA in Ulsan.[3]

He was appointed the deputy spokesperson of the Grand National Party (GNP) in 2003.[3] In 2004, he ran for South District 2nd constituency and was elected.[3][4] He was re-elected in 2008 and 2012.[3][4] On 12 April 2014, he contested Saenuri preselection for Ulsan mayorship and defeated Kang Ghil-boo.[5] He resigned his parliamentary membership on 5 May in order to register his candidacy.[6] On 4 June, he received 65.42% and defeated the Justice candidate Jo Seung-soo.[7]

Following the election, Kim had showed his intention to run for 2017 election,[8][9] comparing an example of Bill Clinton, the former Governor of Arkansas who was elected the President of the United States.[1] Following the political scandal in 2016, he was expected to leave his party,[9] but confirmed to remain.[10]

In 2018, Kim was again nominated the Ulsan Mayor candidate for 2018 local elections.[11] Initially, he led on some polls[12] due to his high popularity. Nevertheless, he then came behind to the Democratic candidate Song Cheol-ho.[13] On 13 June, he finally lost to the Democratic candidate.[14]

On 29 January 2020, Kim launched his bid for 2020 election.[15] He contested UFP preselection for South District 2nd constituency and defeated Park Maeng-woo.[16]

Ideology

His political position is described as centre.[1] While as a MP, he was a member of centrist groups within the GNP.[1] He is a pro-Lee Myung-bak.[17][1] He is critical to welfare system.[18]

Personal life

He married to Lee Sun-ae and has a son and a daughter.[3]

Election results

General elections

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2004 South 2nd GNP 29,347 (45.56%) Won
2008 South 2nd GNP 30,077 (62.00%) Won
2012 South 2nd Saenuri 38,054 (56.57%) Won
2020 South 2nd UFP 48,933 (58.4%) Won

Local elections

Mayor of Ulsan

Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2014 Saenuri 306,311 (65.42%) Won
2018 LKP 240,475 (40.07%) Defeated

References

  1. ^ a b c d e ""아칸소 주지사도 대통령 했잖어"…울산 남자, 김기현의 꿈". 16 January 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "변호사·시민운동가 활동 "시민이 공천한 첫 의원"". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "[Who Is ?] 김기현 울산광역시장". 21 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "[광역단체장 당선인 프로필] 울산시장 김기현". 5 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ "새누리당 울산시장 후보로 김기현 의원 선출". 12 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ "김기현 의원직 사퇴..."따뜻한 울산시장 될 것"". 5 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ^ "울산 새누리당 김기현 후보 시장 당선". 5 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ "김기현 울산시장 당선인 "대통령 꿈 진행 중"". 8 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "'빨라진 대선시계' 울산이 대선판도 바꾼다". 30 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ^ "김기현 시장, 새누리당 잔류 선언…"거듭나는 과정 지켜본 뒤"". 3 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. ^ "한국당, 부산 서병수·인천 유정복·울산 김기현 등 공천 확정". 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. ^ "울산시장 적합도 여론조사 김기현 31% 송철호 15%". 2 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. ^ "울산시장 후보 지지도 송철호 1위…당선 가능성은 김기현 시장과 박빙". 18 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  14. ^ "한반도 평화 기대감 속 민주 '최상의 성적표'". 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. ^ "김기현, 울산 남구을 총선 출마 선언…"무너진 대한민국 다시 세우자"". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  16. ^ "울산 선거개입 의혹 관련 김기현, 현역 박맹우 꺾고 공천 확정". 17 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  17. ^ "새누리, 최경환 '친박 실세'와 친이 김기현 정책위의장 조합". 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  18. ^ ""복지공약 남발은 허위사실 유포, 부정선거나 다름없다"". 20 November 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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