Youn Kun-young explained

Party:Democratic
Office:Member of the National Assembly
Birth Place:Busan, South Korea
Birth Date:26 September 1969
Alma Mater:Kookmin University
Termstart:30 May 2020
Predecessor:Park Young-sun
Constituency:Seoul Guro B
Office1:Secretary to the President for State Affairs Planning
President1:Moon Jae-in
Termend1:6 January 2020
Termstart1:May 2017
Successor1:Lee Jin-seok
Predecessor1:Position established
Office2:Secretary to the President for Political Affairs Planning
President2:Roh Moo-hyun
Termstart2:March 2003
Termend2:February 2008
Signature:Youn Kun-young signature.svg

Youn Kun-young (; 26 September 1969), also known as Yun Kun-young,[1] is a South Korean politician representing Guro District of Seoul at the National Assembly starting from 2020. He previously served as state affairs secretary to President Moon Jae-in.[2]

Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, who served as Guro District B constituency representative since 2008, announced she will not seek for re-election. He then resigned from post at the Office of the President in January 2020.[3] As many suspected,[4] He ran for Park's constituency in the 2020 general election.

Youn holds two degrees from Kookmin University - a bachelor's in commerce and a master's in economics.[5]

Electoral history

ElectionYearPostParty AffiliationVotesPercentage of votesResults
1st Local Election1995Member of Seoul Seongbuk District CouncilIndependent1,96463.23%Won
2nd Local Election1998Member of Seoul Seongbuk District CouncilIndependent6,11415.18%Lost
21st General Election2020Member of National Assembly from Seoul Guro District BDemocratic Party56,06557.04%Won

References

  1. Web site: Virus cluster around Seoul call center raises S. Korea alarm. 2020-09-11. ABC News. en.
  2. Web site: 2020-01-07. [Newsmaker] Former Blue House officials race to enter general elections]. 2020-09-11. The Korea Herald. en.
  3. Web site: 김 . 여솔. 2020-01-03. 박영선·진영·김현미·유은혜, 오늘 총선 불출마 공식 선언. 2020-09-11. Yonhap News Agency. ko.
  4. Web site: 2020-01-03. 박영선 가고 윤건영 오나···女장관 3인 떠난 자리 누가채울까. 2020-09-11. JoongAng Ilbo. ko.
  5. Web site: 윤건영 :: 네이버 인물검색. 2020-09-11. people.search.naver.com.