Cha Myong-jin

Cha Myong-jin (Korean: 차명진, born 14 August 1959) is a South Korean activist and politician. He served as a member of National Assembly from 2006 to 2012 at Sosa District of Bucheon, and also used to be the deputy parliamentary leader and spokesperson of Grand National Party, the predecessor of Liberty Korea Party.

In this Korean name, the family name is Cha.
Cha Myong-jin
차명진
Member of the National Assembly
In office
27 July 2006 – 29 May 2012
Preceded byKim Moon-soo
Succeeded byKim Sang-hee
ConstituencyBucheon Sosa
Personal details
Born (1959-08-14) 14 August 1959
Seoul, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
  • Popular Party (1989–1992)
  • Democratic Liberal Party (1994-1995)
  • New Korea Party (1995–1997)
  • Grand National Party (1997–2012)
  • Saenuri Party (2012-2017)
  • Liberty Korea Party (2017-2020)
  • United Future (2020)
SpouseSeo Myong-hui
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationActivist, politician

Cha is a controversial figure accused of various hate speeches, as an example when he criticized the families of the victims of MV Sewol tragedy using harsh words.

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