Park Young-sun

Park Young-sun
박영선
Chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy
Interim
In office
4 August 2014 – 27 September 2014
Preceded by Kim Han-gil
Ahn Cheol-soo
Succeeded by Moon Hee-sang (Interim)
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2008
Preceded by Kim Han-gil
Constituency Guro B (Seoul)
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
Constituency Proportional representation
Personal details
Born (1960-01-22) 22 January 1960
Changnyeong, South Korea
Political party Democratic
Children 1 son
Alma mater Kyung Hee University
Sogang University

Korean name
Hangul 박영선
Hanja 朴映宣
Revised Romanization Bak Yeongseon
McCune–Reischauer Pak Yŏngsŏn

Park Young-sun (born 22 January 1960) is a South Korean politician.

Early career

Park received a bachelor's degree in geography from Kyung Hee University. She is a member of the National Assembly and was the elected floor leader of New Politics Alliance for Democracy between May and October 2014.[1]

Career

Park was a MBC TV reporter[2] before becoming a politician in 2004. In 2014, she was elected the first female floor leader of a major opposition party in Korea.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "[Newsmaker] NPAD interim leader headed for choppy waters". The Korea Herald. August 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sharp-tongued TV anchor moves into politics". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rep. Park elected first female floor leader of major opposition party [date=8 May 2014". Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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