Youn Kun-young
South Korean politician (1969-)
윤건영![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/%EC%9C%A4%EA%B1%B4%EC%98%81_20210729.jpg/220px-%EC%9C%A4%EA%B1%B4%EC%98%81_20210729.jpg)
Incumbent
30 May 2020
May 2017 – 6 January 2020
March 2003 – February 2008
Busan, South Korea
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Youn Kun-young (Korean: 윤건영; Hanja: 尹建永; 26 September 1969), also known as Yun Kun-young,[1] is a South Korean politician representing Guro District of Seoul at the National Assembly starting from 2020. He previously served as state affairs secretary to President Moon Jae-in.[2]
Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, who served as Guro District B constituency representative since 2008, announced she will not seek for re-election. He then resigned from post at the Office of the President in January 2020.[3] As many suspected,[4] He ran for Park's constituency in the 2020 general election.
Youn holds two degrees from Kookmin University - a bachelor's in commerce and a master's in economics.[5]
Electoral history
Election | Year | Post | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
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1st Local Election | 1995 | Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council | Independent | 1,964 | 63.23% | Won |
2nd Local Election | 1998 | Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council | Independent | 6,114 | 15.18% | Lost |
21st General Election | 2020 | Member of National Assembly from Seoul Guro District B | Democratic Party | 56,065 | 57.04% | Won |
References
- ^ "Virus cluster around Seoul call center raises S. Korea alarm". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "[Newsmaker] Former Blue House officials race to enter general elections". The Korea Herald. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ 김, 여솔 (2020-01-03). "박영선·진영·김현미·유은혜, 오늘 총선 불출마 공식 선언". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "박영선 가고 윤건영 오나···女장관 3인 떠난 자리 누가채울까". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "윤건영 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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