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Park Young-sun
박영선
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2008
Preceded byKim Han-gil
ConstituencySeoul Guro B
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1960-01-22) 22 January 1960 (age 64)
Changnyeong, South Korea
Political partyThe Minjoo Party of Korea
Children1 son
Alma materKyung Hee University
Sogang University
Korean name
Hangul
박영선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Yeongseon
McCune–ReischauerPak Yŏngsŏn

Park Young-sun (born January 22, 1960) is a South Korean politician. She has a bachelor's degree in geography from Kyung Hee University. She is a member of the National Assembly. And she was the elected floor leader of New Politics Alliance for Democracy between May and October 2014.[1]

Park was a MBC TV reporter[2] before becoming a politician in 2004. In 2014, she was elected the first female floor leader of a major opposition party in Korea.[3]

Park crafted "The Specific Criminal Profits Forfeiture Bill" which is so-called "Lee Hak-soo bill" on February 16, 2015.[citation needed] She said that she had promoted the bill to confiscate illegal profits in an effort to realize "social justice."[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "[Newsmaker] NPAD interim leader headed for choppy waters". The Korea Herald. August 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "Sharp-tongued TV anchor moves into politics". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Rep. Park elected first female floor leader of major opposition party [date=8 May 2014". Retrieved 3 October 2015.