| Kim Jung-hwa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| Citizenship: | South Korean |
| Office1: | President of the Minsaeng Party |
| Term Start1: | 24 February 2020 |
| Term End1: | 28 May 2020 serving with Yu Sung-yup from 24 March 2020 to 20 April 2020 served with Park Joo-hyun until 23 March 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Position established |
| Successor1: | Lee Su-bong (acting) |
| Party: | Independent |
| Otherparty: | DUP (2012-2013) NPAD (2014-2015) PP (2016-2018) Bareunmirae (2018-2020) Minsaeng (2020-2021) |
| Alma Mater: | Yonsei University Kookmin University |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Kim Jung-hwa (born 19 January 1979) is a South Korean politician formerly served as a co-President of the Minsaeng Party in 2020.
Born in 1979, Kim holds a bachelor's degree in law from Yonsei University,[1] as well as a master's degree in feminist politics of Kookmin University.[2] She entered to politics when she was brought as a female specialist to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in 2012.[1] [2] She quit the party due to her objection towards pro-Moon Jae-in faction of the party.[2] She then became closer to Ahn Cheol-soo, who later formed the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) in which she also joined.[2]
In 2016, Kim joined the People's Party formed by Ahn and again the Bareunmirae Party (BMP) in 2018.[2] After Ahn lost at Seoul mayorship election, she soon became closer to Sohn Hak-kyu who later elected as the party President.[1] [2] Under Sohn's leadership, Kim served as the party's spokeswomen.[1] [2] In 2020, though Ahn came back to politics with establishing his new party, People Party, she decided to remain within BMP.[2]
The BMP soon brought a decision to be merged with the New Alternatives (NA) and the Party for Democracy and Peace (PDP) in order to form the Minsaeng Party.[3] Kim was nominated by Sohn as one of the PPL's co-Presidents, along with Yu Sung-yup (NA) and Park Joo-hyun (PDP).[2]
On 19 April 2021, Kim made an announcement to withdraw from the party.[4]