In Jae-keun explained

In Jae-keun
Native Name Lang:ko
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start1:30 May 2012
Term End1:29 May 2024
Predecessor1:Shin Ji-ho
Successor1:Kim Jae-sub
Constituency1:Dobong A (Seoul)
Birth Date:11 November 1953
Birth Place:Gyeonggi, South Korea
Party:Minjoo Party of Korea
Alma Mater:Ewha Womans University
Occupation:politician, activist
Blank1:Religion
Data1:Roman Catholic
(Christian name : Elizabeth)
Korean name
Hangul:인재근
Rr:In Jaegeun
Mr:In Chaekŭn

In Jae-keun (; born 11 November 1953) is a South Korean politician and democracy activist. In 1985, her husband Kim Geun-tae was arrested and tortured by the government of Chun Doo-hwan for his pro-democracy activism.[1] In 1987, In was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award along with her husband for her role in publicly exposing his detention and torture.[2] After Kim's death, she was elected as member of national assembly for Dobong A, Seoul in 2012. Dobong A was Kim's constituency from 1996 to 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. Geun Tae Kim: Minister Ministry of Health and Welfare . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . 4 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318134526/http://www.oecd.org/speaker/0%2C2879%2Cen_21571361_34360727_34496910_1_1_1_1%2C00.html . 18 March 2012 .
  2. Web site: 1987: Kim Keun Tae & In Jae Keun, South Korea . Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights . 4 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922041427/http://rfkcenter.org/kim-keun-tae-a-in-jae-keun-south-korea?lang=en . 22 September 2012 .