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]
Election | Year | Post | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results | |
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1st Local Election | 1995 | Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council | Independent | 1,964 | 63.23% | Won | |
2nd Local Election | 1998 | Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council | Independent | 6,114 | 15.18% | Lost | |
21st General Election | 2020 | Member of National Assembly from Seoul Guro District B | Democratic Party | 56,065 | 57.04% | Won |