Youn Kun-young

Youn Kun-young
윤건영
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byPark Young-sun
ConstituencySeoul Guro B
Secretary to the President for State Affairs Planning
In office
May 2017 – 6 January 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLee Jin-seok
Secretary to the President for Political Affairs Planning
In office
March 2003 – February 2008
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Personal details
Born (1969-09-26) 26 September 1969 (age 55)
Busan, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKookmin University
Signature
In this Korean name, the family name is Youn.

Youn Kun-young (Korean: 윤건영; Hanja: 尹建永; 26 September 1969), also known as Yun Kun-young,[1] is a South Korean politician representing Guro District of Seoul at the National Assembly starting from 2020. He previously served as state affairs secretary to President Moon Jae-in.[2]

Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, who served as Guro District B constituency representative since 2008, announced she will not seek for re-election. He then resigned from post at the Office of the President in January 2020.[3] As many suspected,[4] He ran for Park's constituency in the 2020 general election.

Youn holds two degrees from Kookmin University - a bachelor's in commerce and a master's in economics.[5]

Electoral history

Election Year Post Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
1st Local Election 1995 Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council Independent 1,964 63.23% Won
2nd Local Election 1998 Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council Independent 6,114 15.18% Lost
21st General Election 2020 Member of National Assembly from Seoul Guro District B Democratic Party 56,065 57.04% Won

References

  1. ^ "Virus cluster around Seoul call center raises S. Korea alarm". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. ^ "[Newsmaker] Former Blue House officials race to enter general elections". The Korea Herald. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. ^ 김, 여솔 (2020-01-03). 박영선·진영·김현미·유은혜, 오늘 총선 불출마 공식 선언. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. ^ 박영선 가고 윤건영 오나···女장관 3인 떠난 자리 누가채울까. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. ^ 윤건영 :: 네이버 인물검색. people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.


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