Chung Dong-young

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Chung Dong-young in August 2019
Korean spelling
Hangeul 정동영
Hanja 鄭東 泳
Revised
Romanization 		Jeong Dong-yeong
McCune-
Reischauer 		Chǒng Tongyǒng

Chung Dong-young (born July 27, 1953 in Sunchang , Jeollabuk-do ) is a South Korean politician and member of the Gukhoe , where he represents the seat C of Jeonju , the capital of Jeollabuk-do. He served as reunification minister and is currently party leader of the Minju-peyonghwa party , a left-wing split from the former Gungminui party .

Career

Chung Dong-young was born in Jeollabuk-do in 1953 and studied Korean history at Seoul National University . He finished his studies in 1979. He later completed his master's degree at the University of Wales . He then worked as a journalist and news presenter at Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until he went into politics . In 1996 he became a member of the Gukhoe , to which he belonged until 2004. In early 2004, he was elected party leader of the Yeollin-uri party, which was founded at the end of 2003 . In July 2004 he was appointed Minister of Unification under President Roh Moo-hyun . During this time he was a representative of the sunshine policy . During his term of office, the Kaesŏng industrial region was opened , a special economic zone in North Korea near the city of Kaesŏng . His term as reunification minister ended in February 2006. In addition, one of Chung's duties was to persuade North Korea to participate in the six-party talks on behalf of President Roh . This included a promise that South Korea would provide two million kilowatts of electricity and other supplies for North Korea.

Chung ran in the 2007 presidential election in South Korea as his party's candidate against eventual election winners Lee Myung-bak and Lee Hoi-chang . However, Chung was only able to collect 26.1% of the vote nationwide and ultimately failed in his attempt to become President of South Korea. The only provinces that voted for him with a majority were the traditionally politically liberal provinces of the Jeolla-do region and the city of Gwangju . There Chung received nearly 80% of the vote. Overall, Chung lost the election and Lee Myung-bak by the longest distance in a South Korean presidential election.

In 2009, Chung returned to the Gukhoe as an MP until May 2012, representing the Deokjin-gu of Jeonju City . Since 2016 he has again represented Jeonju in the Gukhoe. In August 2018 he was elected with 68% as the new party leader of the Minju-peyonghwa party , which emerged from the Gungminui party .

Web links

Commons : Chung Dong-young  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Past experience can aid Moon administration in weighing options for third inter-Korean summit. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
  2. ^ Norimitsu Onishi: Conservative Wins Vote in South Korea . In: The New York Times . December 20, 2007, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed December 2, 2019]).
  3. ^ Associated Press: Lee Wins South Korea's Presidential Elections. December 19, 2007, accessed December 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Four-term Lawmaker Chung Dong-young New Elected Leader of Minor Peace Party. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Chung is the family name here, Dong-young is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Chung, Dong-young
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 정동영 (Korean, Hangeul); 鄭東 泳 (Korean, Hanja); Jeong Dong-yeong (Revised Romanization); Chǒng Tongyǒng (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Sunchang , Jeollabuk-do , South Korea