Chin Young

Chin Young
진영
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2004
Preceded by Seol Song-ung
Constituency Seoul Yongsan
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
11 March 2013 – 30 September 2013
President Park Geun-hye
Preceded by Im Chae-min
Succeeded by Moon Hyung-pyo
Personal details
Born (1950-10-23) 23 October 1950
Damyang, South Jeolla, South Korea
Citizenship South Korean
Political party Saenuri Party (until 2016)
Minjoo Party of Korea (2016–present)
Alma mater Seoul National University
University of Washington
Occupation Lawyer
Website www.chinyoung.kr
Chin Young
Hangul 진영
Hanja 陳永
Revised Romanization Jin Yeong
McCune–Reischauer Chin Yŏng

Chin Young (Hangul: 진영; Hanja: 陳永; born 23 October 1950) is a South Korean politician in the liberal Minjoo Party of Korea, and a member of the National Assembly representing Yongsan, Seoul. He was formerly a member of the conservative Saenuri Party, and served as the first Minister of Health and Welfare in the Park Geun-hye administration from March to September 2013.

Early life and career

Chin studied law as an undergraduate at Seoul National University, graduating in 1975, and attained a masters from the University of Washington School of Law in 1984. He served as a judge on the Seoul Southern District Court from 1980 to 1981, and worked as a private lawyer from 1981 to 2007.[1][2]

Political career

National Assembly (Saenuri Party, 2004–2016)

Chin was first elected to the 17th National Assembly in 2004. He was re-elected twice more in 2008 and 2012 as a member of the conservative Saenuri Party.

Minister of Health and Welfare (2013)

Chin was the Minister of Health and Welfare in Park Geun-hye administration. Having previously been Park's chief secretary, he was considered a key ally of Park at the time, and advocated an expansion of government welfare spending.[3] He resigned six months after his appointment due to the administration's refusal to fulfil an election pledge to provide an additional monthly allowance for elderly citizens.[4][5] Later, in May 2014, Chin voiced his disapproval that he had not been allowed "to leave quietly".[6]

National Assembly (Minjoo Party, 2016–Present)

In March 2016, Chin was one of a number of Saenuri heavyweights who were denied party nominations for the April 13 parliamentary election.[7] He left the party in response, and joined the opposition Minjoo Party.[8] At a press conference with Minjoo leader Kim Chong-in announcing his defection, Chin stated that he "cherished true party politics, not party factionalism masterminded by a certain person", and that he had joined the Minjoo Party to "fight against authoritarianism to restore democracy".[9] His comment was interpreted as an attack on Park Geun-hye.[9] In the event, Chin was re-elected in Yongsan for his fourth legislative term in the 20th National Assembly, defeating Saenuri challenger Hwang Chun-ja.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Members Profile: Chin Young". National Assembly. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Members Profile < The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea". korea.assembly.go.kr. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Chin's ups & downs as Park's key ally". The Korea Herald. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Park turns down health minister's resignation over pension program". Yonhap News. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pres. Park accepts resignation of welfare minister". Arirang. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Former Minister of Health and Welfare Chin Young, "They Didn't Allow Me My Plea to Leave Quietly"". The Kyunghyang Shinmun. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ex-health minister quits ruling party over nomination row". Yonhap News. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Another Saenuri member joins Minjoo Party". The Korea Times. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Chin Young climbs on Minjoo's bandwagon". Korea JoongAng Daily. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Pre-election surveys' credibility questioned". The Korea Herald. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.



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