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Kim Seon-dong (Korean: 김선동, born 9 October 1963) is a South Korean politician who served as the Secretary-General of the United Future Party (UFP; People Power Party since 2 September 2020) from 28 May 2020 until his resignation on 14 October 2020. Prior to this, he was the Member of the National Assembly for Dobong 2nd constituency (2008-2012; 2016-2020).
Kim Seon-dong | |
|---|---|
김선동 | |
| Secretary-General of the United Future Party | |
| In office 28 May 2020 – 14 October 2020 (People Power Party since 2 September 2020) | |
| President | Kim Chong-in (acting) |
| Preceded by | Park Wan-soo |
| Succeeded by | Cheong Yang-seog |
| Member of the National Assembly for Dobong 2nd | |
| In office 30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yoo In-tae |
| Succeeded by | Oh Ki-hyung |
| In office 30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Yoo In-tae |
| Succeeded by | Yoo In-tae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1963 Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | People Power |
| Other political affiliations | GNP (2001–2012) Saenuri (2012–2017) Liberty Korea (2017–2020) UFP (2020) |
| Alma mater | Korea University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
Kim entered to politics as the Administrative Secretary of the Office of the President under Kim Young-sam cabinet.[1] He was also an aide to the Grand National Party (GNP) presidential candidate Lee Hoi-chang during the 2002 presidential election.[2]
He was firstly elected to the National Assembly in 2008 election,[3] defeating the United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Yoo In-tae.[1] However, he lost to Yoo in 2012 election; he could only made a comeback when Yoo was not selected the Democratic candidate prior to 2016 election.[3]
He is a pro-Park Geun-hye figure[4][5] but not a hardliner.[6] During the 1st term as an MP, he was a member of Minbon 21, a GNP sub-group formed by its 1st term reformist MPs.[7]
In 2019, he unsuccessfully contested for the Liberty Korea Party (LKP) parliamentary leadership.[8] In 2020 election, he contested under the United Future Party (UFP) banner but lost to Oh Ki-hyung, whom he used to defeat 4 years ago.[9] On 28 May, he was appointed the Secretary-General of the UFP,[1][2][10] replacing the incumbent Park Wan-soo. He resigned from the position on 14 October.[11]
Election results
General elections
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