Lee Jae-jung

For the male politician, see Lee Jae-joung.
Lee Jae-jung
이재정
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byShim Jae-chul
ConstituencyGyeonggi Anyang Dongan-gu B
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1974-08-02) 2 August 1974 (age 50)
Daegu, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKyungpook National University
ReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name: Agnes)
Korean name
Hangul
이재정
Hanja
李在汀
Revised RomanizationI Jaejeong
McCune–ReischauerRi Chaejŏng
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jae-jung (Korean: 이재정; Hanja: 李在汀; born 2 August 1974) is a South Korean politician and lawyer.

She first became a member of National Assembly via proportional representation in the 2016 general election. She became widely known to the public through her legislative efforts to transform status of firefighters and paramedics to federal employees guaranteeing sufficient resources for fire service.[1] She has taken several roles in her party such as a party spokesperson from August 2018 and deputy head of its think tank from September 2019.[2]

In the 2020 general election, she defeated Shim Jae-chul, then floor leader of the main opposition party and five-term parliamentarian.[3]

Electoral history

Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Proportional representation Democratic Party 6,069,744 25.54% Won
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Gyeonggi Anyang Dongan-gu B Democratic Party 49,736 54.15% Won

References

  1. ^ 이재정 안양동안을 국회의원 후보, 전국의 소방관 국가직 전환 완료. 서울일보 (in Korean). 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  2. ^ 더불어민주당 안양동안을 이재정 후보 서면인터뷰. 안양신문 (in Korean). 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. ^ [최종] 안양 동안을…이재정 54.1% vs 심재철 41.7%. Newdaily [ko]. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-16.