Ha Tae-keung
Ha Tae-keung | |
|---|---|
하태경 | |
 Ha Tae-keung in 2011 | |
| President of the New Conservative Party | |
| In office 5 January 2020 – 17 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Constituency | Busan Haeundae District 1st |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ahn Kyung-ryul |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Constituency | Busan Haeundae District & Gijang County 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1968 East District, Busan, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | United Future |
| Other political affiliations | Grand national (2011-2012) Saenuri (2012-2016) Bareun (2017-2018) Bareunmirae (2018-2020) New Conservative (2020) |
| Alma mater | Jilin University |
| Occupation | Activist, politician |
Ha Tae-keung (Korean: 하태경, born 26 April 1968) is South Korean activist[1][2] and politician serving as a member of National Assembly in Haeundae 1st constituency. He served as one of Vice Presidents in Bareun Party,[1][2] then Bareunmirae Party. He is now one of the co-Presidents of the New Conservative Party.[3]
Biography
Born at Busan in 1968,[1] Ha used to be a democratic activist[2] under the military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan. During the early 1990s, he was also one of the members of National University Students Association (NUSA),[1] along with Lim Soo-kyung and Im Jong-seok. Ha was detained in 1991 due to the breach of National Security Act.[4][2] He returned to his activist career after released in 1993.[5]
During the 2000s, Ha was interested with North Korean human rights, and involved into the related activities.[6][1][2]
Political career
Ha entered Grand National Party (GNP),[6] later Saenuri Party, in 2011, and was elected as a MP just after a year.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2016.[1][2]
During the political scandal in 2016, Ha left Saenuri and formed Bareun party along with other Saenuri's dissidents.[1] He ran for the party's presidency in May 2017, but lost to Lee Hye-hoon. Instead, he was elected for vice presidency. After Kim Se-yeon left the party, Ha became the party's sole Busan MP.[7]
Ha ran for Bareunmirae's presidency during the leadership election in September 2018.[8] He came to 2nd and lost to Sohn Hak-kyu, instead, he became one of Vice Presidents.[9][1][2]
Political positions
Ha is politically "centre-right"[10] who opposes extremist politics, including both far-left and far-right. He spoke up for the dissolution of "far-right" Liberty Korea Party (LKP), like the banning of "far-left" Unified Progressive Party (UPP).[11] He also condemned Bareun MPs who returned to LKP.
Ha is also an opponent of Japanophobia, and criticised anti-Japan movement during the mid of 2019.[12] However, there is also criticism that some of his political moves are populist.[13] In fact, he once made remarks in 2014 defending Ilbe Storehouse.[14]
Election results
General elections
| Year | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Haeundae District & Gijang County 2nd | Saenuri | 44.80% | Won |
| 2016 | Haeundae District 1st | Saenuri | 51.75% | Won |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "[프로필] 하태경 바른미래 최고위원…'사이다 정치' 재선". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "[바른미래 최고위원 프로필] '유일한 PK' 하태경, 최고위원만 네 번째". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ 이, 재걸. "[21대 국회를 이끄는 사람들 | 미래통합당 하태경 당선인(부산 해운대갑)] "불공정 타파로 세대 벽 허물어야"". 내일신문. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "[후보 분석] 6명 中 1명 軍 미필..새누리 '질병'-민주 '수형'". 23 March 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "새누리당은 종북뻐꾸기 하태경 의원을 즉각 제명하라!". 15 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "N. Korean rights activist to run for Assembly". 25 January 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "하태경, 김세연 탈당에 "제가 PK 유일 바른정당 의원…마지막 자존심 지킬 것"". 9 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "바른미래당 전당대회 현역 출마 러시… 손학규는 8일 출마선언". 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "바른미래당, 전당대회…손학규 신임 대표 선출". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "From Prison to the President's Office: A Former Radical Helps Shape Korean Detente". 23 April 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "바른정당 토론회서 "종북몰이는 극우"…한국당 해산 주장도". 9 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "명동에 'No Japan'…하태경·이언주 "상인 죽일 셈이냐"". 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Lee Hyung-Min (23 January 2019). "하태경 "이 시대의 약자는 20·30 男…여성우대 법 손볼 것"". 국민일보. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Digital News Team (9 September 2014). "하태경 "일베 등 20대 우파들은 아직은 희망이 있다"". 경향신문. Retrieved 13 December 2019.