Hong Joon-pyo

This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Korean. (December 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Korean article. Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 428 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Korean Wikipedia article at [[:ko:홍준표]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|ko|홍준표}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Hong Joon-pyo
홍준표
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2020
Preceded by	Joo Ho-young
Constituency	Daegu Suseong B
In office 30 May 1996 – 9 March 1999
Preceded by	Cho Soon-hwan
Succeeded by	Lee Hoi-chang
Constituency	Seoul Songpa A
In office 26 October 2001 – 29 May 2012
Preceded by	Kim Young-koo
Succeeded by	Min Byung-doo
Constituency	Seoul Dongdaemun B
Leader of the Grand National Party/Liberty Korea Party
In office 4 July 2011 – 9 December 2011
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Na Kyung-won (acting)
In office 3 July 2017[1] – 14 June 2018[2]
Preceded by	(acting)
Succeeded by	Kim Sung-tae (acting)
Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
In office 20 December 2012 – 9 April 2017
Preceded by	Kim Doo-kwan
Succeeded by	Kim Kyoung-soo
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-20) 20 November 1953 (age 68) Changnyeong, South Korea
Political party	People Power
Other political affiliations	Independent (March 2020–June 2021)
Children	2
Relatives	See Namyang Hong clan
Alma mater	Korea University
Korean name
Hangul	홍준표
Hanja	洪準杓
Revised Romanization	Hong Jun-pyo
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Chun-p'yo

Hong Joon-pyo (born 20 November 1953), also spelled as Hong Jun-pyo, is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who serves as a member of the National Assembly in his fifth term. He was the governor of South Gyeongsang Province, and the party leader of the conservative Grand National Party in 2011 and its successor incarnation the Liberty Korea Party from 2017 to 2018. He was the presidential nominee of the Liberty Korea Party in the 2017 South Korean presidential election and came in second place during the general election, losing to Moon Jae-in. During the 2017 presidential election, Hong was frequently compared to U.S. President Donald Trump for his firebrand campaigning style.^[3] Hong ran as a candidate in the 2022 South Korean presidential election for the nomination of the conservative People Power Party and came in second place during the primaries, losing to Yoon Seok-youl.^[4]

Early life and career[]

He was born in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. Hong graduated from Yeungnam High School^[5] and received his undergraduate degree in Public Administration from Korea University.

Political career[]

Hong is known to have strong conservative characteristics.^[6] He is often compared to Donald Trump and has been pointed out by critics as "far-right populism".^[7][8]

First tenure as party leader (2011)[]

Hong was formerly the chairperson of the Grand National Party (which changed its name to the Saenuri Party in 2012 and again changed its name to the Liberty Korea Party in 2017). He stepped down as the chairperson on 9 December 2011^[9] and was replaced by future President Park Geun-hye.

Comments on Park Won-soon[]

On 20 October 2011, Hong criticized Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's The Beautiful Foundation (아름다운재단) for sending money to left-wing citizen groups.^[10] Hong was known to have generated much criticism against Park Won-soon in regards to Park's possible allegation of extorting tax money for his oversea visits.^[11]

Comments on former Grand National Party[]

He considered to rename the Grand National Party to another name after Park Won-soon won the October 2011 election.^[12]

Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (2012–2017)[]

Hong was first elected as Governor of South Gyeongsang Province in 2012, and re-elected in 2014.

2017 South Korean presidential election[]

Hong secured the nomination of the Liberty Korea Party. His campaign appealed to older, conservative voters with a platform describing Hong as a "strongman." Hong has stated he wanted to be a strong man similar to Park Chung-hee, a former Korean president and dictator who is popular with older conservatives^[13] and whose daughter Park Geun-hye was recently impeached amidst allegations of corruption.

Hong finished second among the five major candidates with 24% of the vote behind Moon Jae-in.^[14]

Second tenure as party leader (2017–2018)[]

Hong was elected as the leader of Liberty Korea Party following his loss in the presidential election.^[15] After leading the party to a massive loss in the 2018 local elections on 13 June 2018, Hong resigned as party leader on 14 June 2018.^[2]

Independent politician (2020–2021)[]

On 17 February 2020, the Liberty Korea Party dissolved and merged with several other parties to become the United Future Party. Hong left the United Future Party in March 2020 after party leaders decided not to give him a candidacy in any of the upcoming 2020 legislative elections.^[16] Running as an independent candidate, Hong won the National Assembly election of Suseong B in Daegu on 15 April 2020.

Return to People Power Party, second presidential bid (2021–present)[]

On 24 June 2021, Hong rejoined the People Power Party (which had formerly been called the United Future Party until 2 September 2020), and signaled a presidential bid in the upcoming 2022 South Korean presidential election.^[16]

On 29 June 2021, Hong Joon-pyo officially entered the 2022 presidential election.^[17]

Political positions[]

Corporate corruption[]

Hong holds economically conservative views. He supports Korean conglomerates, also known as chaebols and wants to reduce the power of labor unions. When asked how he would respond to growing concerns around corrupt practices amongst chaebols, such as those that brought down former President Park Geun-hye's administration, he simply stated that he would reduce corruption by putting it through a "washing machine",^[18] without providing a concrete course of action.

National security[]

Hong has supported maintaining a vigilant approach to national security, supporting the deployment of the Terminal High altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) from the United States. He supports "armed peace."^[18]

Anti-LGBT stance[]

Hong has publicly indicated that he believes that AIDS and HIV are a result of homosexuality, in order to attract the support of conservative voters. In a televised presidential debate, Hong criticized Moon Jae-in on his stances on homosexuality and remarked gay soldiers were a source of weakness in Korean military.^[19]

Death Penalty[]

Hong supports the Death penalty, He has said he would revive capital punishment if elected.^[20][21]

See also[]

• 2017 South Korean presidential election
• Lee Myung-bak government
• Liberty Korea Party
• Right-wing populism

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Hong Joon-pyo at Wikimedia Commons
• Hong Joon-pyo on Facebook