| Kim Tae-nyeon | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea |
| Citizenship: | South Korean |
| Office1: | Leader of the Democratic Party |
| Status1: | Acting |
| Term Start1: | 9 March 2021 |
| Term End1: | 8 April 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Lee Nak-yon |
| Successor1: | Do Jong-hwan (acting) |
| Office2: | Floor Leader of the Democratic Party |
| Term Start2: | 7 May 2020 |
| Term End2: | 8 April 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Lee In-young |
| Successor2: | Yun Ho-jung |
| Office3: | Member of the National Assembly for Seongnam Sujeong |
| Term Start3: | 30 May 2012 |
| Predecessor3: | Shin Yeong-su |
| Term Start4: | 30 May 2004 |
| Term End4: | 29 May 2008 |
| Predecessor4: | Lee Yoon-soo |
| Successor4: | Shin Yeong-su |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Otherparty: | MDP (2000–2002) NPPR (2002–2003) Uri (2003–2007) UNDP (2007–2008) UDP (2008) Democratic (2008–2011) DUP (2011–2013) Democratic (2013–2014) NPAD (2014–2015) |
| Alma Mater: | Kyung Hee University |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Kim Mi-yeon |
Kim Tae-nyeon (born 20 March 1965) is a South Korean politician and former activist who previously served as the parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). He was the acting President of the party from 9 March to 8 April 2021. He is also the Member of the National Assembly for Seongnam Sujeong (2004-2008; 2012-).
Kim Tae-nyeon was born in Suncheon, South Jeolla in 1965.[1] [2] [3] His father was a cobbler while his mother was a fish seller at a market.[1] He attended Suncheon High School and obtained a bachelor's and a master's degree in public administration at Kyung Hee University.[1] [2] [3] His early dream was to be a journalist.[1]
Kim used to be the President of the Student Council at Kyung Hee University Suwon Campus,[4] as well as a member of the Association of National University Student Representatives.[1] He led a student movement during the June Struggle.[1] Other than these, he also led various local movement in Seongnam.[1] [2]
He was brought to the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) by the then President Kim Dae-jung in 2000.[4] In 2003, he left the MDP and formed the National Political Party for Reform (NPPR) that was later merged into the Uri Party, along with Rhyu Si-min.[1] [4] He, however, helped the MDP presidential candidate Roh Moo-hyun during the presidential election in December.[1] [2]
Kim was firstly elected to the National Assembly in 2004 election, defeating the GNP candidate Kim Eul-dong with a majority of 13.7%.[4] Being just 39-year-old, he was the youngest MP-elected at the election.[4] He was appointed one of the deputy parliamentary leaders of the Uri Party in February 2007.[5] He lost to Shin Yeong-su in 2008 election by 129 votes majority.[3]
Kim successfully made a comeback in 2012 election, receiving 54.76% and defeated Shin.[3] In 2017 presidential election, he helped the Democratic presidential candidate Moon Jae-in.[1] [2] [3]
In May 2019, Kim contested the party's election for parliamentary leadership but lost to Lee In-young.[6] On 7 May 2020, he contested again and was elected the parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party.[1] [2] [3] [4]
On 9 March 2021, Kim became the acting President of the Democratic Party following the resignation of Lee Nak-yon, which was considered to run for the upcoming presidential election.[7] [8] However, he resigned on 8 April following the party's huge suffer in the 2021 by-elections.[9]
On 22 January 2018, Kim provoked a controversy when he sent a note to the Minister of Employment and Labour Kim Young-joo.[10] [11] [12] The note was saying, "Don't make an issue of Suncheon Job World. Kim Tae-nyeon's business."[10] [11] [12] The same day, he also made a mistake when he said that the 2018 Winter Olympics would be held in Pyongyang.[12]
On 5 October, during the celebration of 11th anniversary of the 2007 North–South Summit Declaration held in Pyongyang, he was told by Ri Son-gwon, "Don't task financial issues to a big belly".[13]
| Year | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 47,478 (43.94%) | Won | |||
| 2008 | 29,833 (38.54%) | Defeated | |||
| 2012 | 51,142 (54.76%) | Won | |||
| 2016 | 44,653 (44.57%) | Won | |||
| 2020 | 76,830 (60.31%) | Won |