Cheon Jun-ho
Chun Joon-ho | |
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천준호 | |
File:Chjunho.jpg | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 30 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Cheong Yang-seog |
Constituency | Gangbuk A |
Personal details | |
Born | Chun Joon-ho 15 February 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
Citizenship | ![]() |
Political party | Democratic Party of Korea |
Alma mater | Kyung Hee University |
Chun Joon-ho (Korean: 천준호; born 15 February 1971) is a South Korean politician who is currently the representative of the Gangbuk A constituency in the National Assembly of South Korea. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.[1]
Early life and education
Chun was born in Seoul, South Korea on February 15, 1971. He graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in history.
Political career
Chun is known for work protecting cultural heritage sites and environmental preservation. In 2005, he served as the Co-Chairman of the Citizen's Union Against the Construction of Apartments at the Deoksugung Palace and successfully stopped the construction of the apartment complex.[2] He also served as the Executive Director of the Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Dae-Jung Citizen Remembrance Committee in 2009. He continued to work in both minor and major citizens' movements until 2010.
From 2011, he began working as the planning adviser and personal assistant to Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon.[3] He joined the Democratic Party of Korea in February of 2016 and was nominated as the party's candidate for the Gangbuk A constituency in the 2016 South Korean legislative election but lost to Cheong Yang-seog.[4] He ran for the same constituency in the 2020 South Korean legislative election and defeated Cheong Yang-seog.[5]
Electoral History
Election | Year | Position | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
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20th Legislative Election | 2016 | Member of the National Assembly
(Gangbuk A) |
Democratic Party of Korea | 26,411 | 34.70% | Lost (2nd) |
21st Legislative Election | 2020 | Member of the National Assembly
(Gangbuk A) |
Democratic Party of Korea | 49,490 | 57.70% | Won |
See also
References
- ^ "천준호 국회의원 소개 - 대한민국국회". www.assembly.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "옛 경기여고·덕수궁터에 미 대사관 '신축 불가'". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ 입력 2016.04.04 11:00 (2016-04-04). "'박원순의 사람들' 기동민·천준호, 총선 전망은?". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 입력 2016.03.28 14:42 (2016-03-28). "[총선격전지]강북갑, 박원순 키드 천준호 vs 8년 일꾼론 정양석". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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