Kang Byung-won explained

Kang Byung-won

Native Name Lang:

Office:

Member of the National Assembly

Constituency:

Seoul Eunpyeong B

Term Start:

30 May 2016

Succeeding:

Lee Jae-oh

Birth Date:

16 March 1970

Birth Place:

Gochang, Jeonbuk Province, South Korea

Citizenship:

South Korean

Alma Mater:

Seoul National University

Occupation:

Administrator of Participatory Govt.

Party:

Democratic Party of Korea

Website:

https://blog.naver.com/kangbw89

Module:

Child:	yes
Hangul:	강병원
Hanja:	姜炳遠
Rr:	Gang Byeong-won
Mr:	Kang Pyŏngwŏn

Kang Byung-won (; born 21 November 1973) is a South Korean politician in the liberal Democratic Party of Korea and has been a member of the National Assembly for Seoul Eunpyeong B since 2016.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Since 2 May, 2021, he is one of a 5-members of the party's top councilor.^[4]

Democratic Party, speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at the National Assembly in Seoul on July 1, 2022. Kang has put forward his candidacy for the election of the party leader.^[5]

Electoral history

Election	Year	District	Party Affiliation	Votes	Percentage of votes	Results
20th National Assembly General Election	2016	Seoul Eunpyeong B	Democratic Party	42,704	36.74%	Won
21st National Assembly General Election	2020	Seoul Eunpyeong B	Democratic Party	78,897	57.4%	Won

Notes and References

Web site: Shin. Hyon-hee. Top Park aides offer to resign. The Korea Herald. 7 May 2021. 13 March 2017.
Web site: Democratic Party of Korea files complaint against Liberty Korea Party over alleged online rigging. The Korea Herald. 7 May 2021. 7 June 2017.
Web site: S. Korea nationalizes 90 b won worth of colonial-era Japanese property. The Korea Herald. 7 May 2021. 19 June 2019.
Web site: 5-term lawmaker, ex-Incheon mayor elected new ruling party chairman. The Korea Herald. 7 May 2021. 2 May 2021.
Web site: Kang Byung-won to enter opposition party's leadership race. Yonhap News Agency. 25 July 2023. 1 July 2022.