Kim Min-seok (politician)
Kim Min-seok (Korean: 김민석, born 29 May 1964) is a South Korean activist, educator and politician. He was the Member of the National Assembly for Yeongdeungpo 2nd constituency from 1996 to 2002.
Kim Min-seok | |
|---|---|
김민석 | |
| President of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 30 January 2016 – 31 October 2016 Serving with Park Joon-young until 14 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Shin-sung |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the National Assembly for Yeongdeungpo 2nd | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sin Kyŏng-min |
| In office 30 May 1996 – 27 May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Rha Woong-bae |
| Succeeded by | Kwon Yeong-se |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1964 Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Little Democrats (1990-1991) Democratic (1991-1995) NCNP (1995-2000) MDP (2000-2002; 2003-2005) Democratic (2005-2007) UNDP (2007-2008) UDP (2008) Democratic (2008-2010) Democratic (K) (2014-2016) |
| Spouse(s) |
Lee Tae-rin (m. 2019) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Kim Joo-wan Kim Choon-ok |
| Relatives | Kim Min-woong Kim Min-hwa (d. 1987) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University Columbia University Harvard University Tsinghua University Rutgers University – New Brunswick |
| Occupation | Activist, politician |
Born in Seoul, Kim has degrees from Seoul National University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Tsinghua University and Rutgers University – New Brunswick. He was detained for occupying the American Culture Centre in Seoul. He was elected to the National Assembly in the 1996 election. He was one of rising stars of the Democrats but fell down when he competed as the Mayor of Seoul in the 2002 local elections but lost to Lee Myung-bak who later became the President of the Republic. He was not able to make a comeback, until he was elected again as the MP for Yeongdeungpo 2nd in the 2020 election.