Ko Min-young

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Ko Min-jung in February 2020
Korean spelling
Hangeul 고민정
Hanja 高 旼 廷
Revised
Romanization 		Go min-jeong
McCune-
Reischauer 		Ko Minchŏng

Ko Min-jung (born August 23, 1979 in Seoul , South Korea ) is a South Korean politician and former television presenter of the Korean Broadcasting System . She served as government spokeswoman for the government of Moon Jae-in between April 2019 and January 2020 . Ko belongs to the Deobureo Minju party .

Career

Ko studied Chinese languages and Chinese literature at Kyung Hee University . In 2004 she started working for KBS. During the 2017 presidential election in South Korea , Ko was part of Moon Jae-ins's election campaign. After his victory, she was initially appointed deputy government spokeswoman. After Kim Eui-kyeom stepped down amid an investment scandal, Ko moved up to join Moon's government spokeswoman .

In the parliamentary elections in South Korea in 2020 , she stood for a mandate in the gukhoe in Seat B of the Seoul Gwangjin-gu in an election campaign against the former mayor of the metropolis, Oh Se-hoon , sent by the Mirae-tonghap party, which received much attention from the media on. In her election manifesto she was particularly committed to the interests of young people. Ko came under fire when, in the television debate against Oh, she evasively responded to his negative attitude and the question about her own attitude towards homosexuality in South Korea . She won the seat anyway.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea , which fell into the South Korean election campaign, Ko helped disinfect the streets.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Korea Herald: Ko Min-jung named new presidential spokesperson. April 25, 2019, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
  2. ^ Mitchell sheet: Key Races for Control of South Korea's National Assembly. March 17, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Ex-spokeswoman, ex-mayor in tight match in Gwangjin. March 26, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Rival candidates slammed for 'biased' views on homosexuality. April 8, 2020, accessed April 12, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Fmr. Presidential Spokesperson Beats Fmr. Seoul Mayor in Gwangjin. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
  6. ^ Politicians rush to volunteer for street disinfection - in vain. March 12, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Ko is the family name here, Min-jung is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Ko, min-young
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 고민정 (Korean, Hangeul); 高 旼 廷 (Korean, Hanja); Go, Min-jeong (Revised Romanization); Ko, Minchŏng (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean politician
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd August 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , South Korea