Kim Kyoung-soo
Kim Kyoung-soo | |
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김경수 | |
Governor of South Gyeongsang Province | |
Assumed office 1 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Hong Jun-pyo |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 30 May 2016 – 14 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Kim Tae-ho |
Succeeded by | Kim Jung-ho |
Constituency | Gimhae B |
Personal details | |
Born |
Goseong, South Korea | 1 December 1967
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Seoul National University |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김경수 |
Hanja | 金慶洙 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Gyeongsu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kyŏngsu |
Kim Kyoung-soo (born 1 December 1967) is a South Korean politician who is a member of the National Assembly of South Korea and current Democratic Party / Governor of South Gyeongsang Province.[1]
Early life
Born in Goseong of Gyeongsang Province, Kim spent his teenage in Jinju. He enrolled in Seoul National University in the department of anthropology. Under Roh Tae-woo government, Kim was sentenced to 2 years of prison for democratic movement, but later restored.
Political career
Kim started political career as aiding lawmaker Shin Kye-ryun in 1994. Later he joined election camp of then-presidential candidate Roh Moo-hyun in 2002. After the president's suicide, Kim became the Democratic Party district chairman of Gimhae. He was elected the district lawmaker in South Korean legislative election, 2016. He got married to the younger generation of Seoul National University and from Gwangju, one of the liberal state in South Korea which is just like Massachusetts, California, New York and so on.[2] Kim is considered to be pro-Roh group, alongside with current president Moon Jae-in and former South Chungcheong governor Ahn Hee-jung.[3]
As of 2018, Kim is currently Democratic Party candidate for Governor of South Gyeongsang Province in South Korean local elections, 2018. Kim narrowly won the election against conservative foe Kim Tae-Ho of Liberty Korea Party. Despite the victory, Kim is suspected to be heavily involved in 2018 opinion rigging scandal in South Korea.[4]
References
- ↑ "민주, 경남지사 후보 김경수 전략공천 확정 - 경남일보".
- ↑ "경남 김해 을 김경수 당선 소감 "대한민국 정치 변화의 신호탄"". 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "친노는 지금 분화 중…문재인-안희정의 사람 누가 있나". 20 February 2017.
- ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180420000594