| Kim Seon-dong | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea |
| Citizenship: | South Korean |
| Office1: | Secretary-General of the United Future Party |
| President1: | Kim Chong-in (acting) |
| Term Start1: | 28 May 2020 |
| Term End1: | 14 October 2020 (People Power Party since 2 September 2020) |
| Predecessor1: | Park Wan-soo |
| Successor1: | Cheong Yang-seog |
| Office2: | Member of the National Assembly for Dobong 2nd |
| Term Start2: | 30 May 2016 |
| Term End2: | 29 May 2020 |
| Predecessor2: | Yoo In-tae |
| Successor2: | Oh Ki-hyung |
| Term Start3: | 30 May 2008 |
| Term End3: | 29 May 2012 |
| Predecessor3: | Yoo In-tae |
| Successor3: | Yoo In-tae |
| Party: | People Power |
| Otherparty: | GNP (2001–2012) Saenuri (2012–2017) Liberty Korea (2017–2020) UFP (2020) |
| Alma Mater: | Korea University |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Kim Seon-dong (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 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]
| Year | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dobong 2nd | 37,228 (52.18%) | Won | ||
| 2012 | Dobong 2nd | 40,464 (47.19%) | Defeated | ||
| 2016 | Dobong 2nd | 38,788 (43.72%) | Won | ||
| 2020 | Dobong 2nd | 44,554 (45.63%) | Defeated |