Kim Jung-hwa (politician)
Kim Jung-hwa | |
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김정화 | |
President of the Minsaeng Party | |
In office 24 February 2020 – 28 May 2020 serving with Yu Sung-yup from 24 March 2020 to 20 April 2020 served with Park Joo-hyun until 23 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea | 19 January 1979
Citizenship | South Korean |
Political party | Minsaeng Party |
Other political affiliations | DUP (2012-2013) NPAD (2014-2015) PP (2016-2018) Bareunmirae (2018-2020) |
Alma mater | Yonsei University Kookmin University |
Occupation | Politician |
Kim Jung-hwa (Korean: 김정화, born 19 January 1979) is a South Korean politician, currently serving as a co-President of the Minsaeng Party since 2020.
Born in 1979, Kim holds a bachelor's degree in law from Yonsei University,[1] as well as a master's degree in feminist politics of Kookmin University.[2] She entered to politics when she was brought as a female specialist to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in 2012.[1][2] She quit the party due to her objection towards pro-Moon Jae-in faction of the party.[2] She then became closer to Ahn Cheol-soo, who later formed the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) in which she also joined.[2]
In 2016, Kim joined the People's Party formed by Ahn and again the Bareunmirae Party (BMP) in 2018.[2] After Ahn lost at Seoul mayorship election, she soon became closer to Sohn Hak-kyu who later elected as the party President.[1][2] Under Sohn's leadership, Kim served as the party's spokeswomen.[1][2] In 2020, though Ahn came back to politics with establishing his new party, People Party, she decided to remain within BMP.[2]
The BMP soon brought a decision to be merged with the New Alternatives (NA) and the Party for Democracy and Peace (PDP) in order to form the Minsaeng Party.[3] Kim was nominated by Sohn as one of the PPL's co-Presidents, along with Yu Sung-yup (NA) and Park Joo-hyun (PDP).[2]
Election results
General elections
Year | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks |
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2020 | Proportional | Minsaeng | 758,778 (2.71%) | Not elected |