Jin Sun-mee

In this Korean name, the family name is Jin.

Jin Sun-mee
진선미
Minister of Gender Equality and Family
In office 21 September 2018 – 8 September 2019
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon
Preceded by	Chung Hyun-back
Succeeded by	Lee Jung-ok
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2016
Constituency	Seoul Gangdong A
In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
Constituency	Proportional representation
Personal details
Born	(1967-05-14) 14 May 1967 (age 57) Sunchang County, South Korea
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Sungkyunkwan University (LLB)

Jin Sun-mee (Korean: 진선미; Hanja: 陳善美; born 14 May 1967) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family under President Moon Jae-in. She is also a three-term parliamentarian previously via proportional representation and now representing the district that was dictated by male politicians and opposition parties.

Before entering politics she worked for the rights of the marginalised people as an attorney at law. She was one of lawyers leading the case for the repeal of the patriarchal Hoju (family head) system.[1]

After becoming a member of the National Assembly, one of her main legislative agendas was on reforming law enforcement agencies and national intelligence service - preventing them from violating civil rights of citizens. She was a spokesperson of the first presidential campaign of current President Moon Jae-in in 2012. She became widely known when she filibustered for nine hours against controversial anti-terror bill in February 2016. Before appointed to the minister, she was the first female senior deputy floor leader of a ruling party.[2]

In 2020 Jin was elected as the chair of National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee responsible for scrutinising Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korail and related agencies.[3] It is also the most populous and popular committee at the National Assembly as its members have direct influence on assigning budget to local SOC projects.[4] From November 2020 Jin is leading her party's task force to review housing policies including establishing new ministry dedicating in public housing.[5][6]

Electoral history

Election	Year	District	Party Affiliation	Votes	Percentage of votes	Results
19th National Assembly General Election	2012	Proportional Representation	Democratic United Party	7,777,123	36.45%	Won
20th National Assembly General Election	2016	Seoul Gangdong A	Democratic Party	54,159	44.79%	Won
21st National Assembly General Election	2020	Seoul Gangdong A	Democratic Party	80,361	51.50%	Won

Personal life

She completed primary and secondary education in her hometown of Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do. She is the most heavily indebted member of the Cabinet and her party due to her husband's debt.[7][8]

References

1. "Profile of Minister of Gender Equality and Family".
2. "진선미 의원, 첫 여당 여성 원내수석부대표". 열린순창 (in Korean). 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
3. "민주당 32년만의 상임위원장 '싹쓸이'…상임위 일제 가동(종합)". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
4. "의원들이 선호하는 희망상임위 1위 국토위, 계류 중인 건축 관련 법안 통과는?". 대한건축사협회 건축사신문 (in Korean). 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
5. UPI뉴스 (2020-11-05). "與, 미래주거추진단 발족…이낙연 "주택·지역개발부 신설 검토"". UPI뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-08.
6. 고, 동욱 (2020-10-27). "與미래주거추진단 내달 가동…"주택정책 패러다임 바꾸겠다"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-08.
7. "[재산공개]진선미 여가부 장관, 빚 13억8600만원…공직자 재산 최저" [Minister Jin debt of 13billion Won lowest among cabinet] (in Korean).
8. "민주당 김병관 재산 4435억원 1위…진선미 -13억 '꼴찌'" [Democratic Party Kim richest...Jin the least] (in Korean).

External links

• Minister of Gender Equality and Family