Hwangbo Seung-hee

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Hwangbo Seung-hee
황보승희
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byKim Moo-sung
ConstituencyCentral-Yeongdo
Member of the Busan Metropolitan Council
In office
12 April 2012 – 20 March 2018
Preceded byAhn Sung-min
Succeeded byGoh Dae-young
ConstituencyYeongdo 1st
Member of the Yeongdo District Council
In office
6 June 2004 – March 2012
Preceded byPark Jang-je
Succeeded by
ConstituencyA
Personal details
Born (1976-08-05) 5 August 1976 (age 45)
Yeongdo, Busan, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyPeople Power
Other political
affiliations		GNP (2004-2012)
Saenuri (2012-2017)
LKP (2017-2020)
UFP (2020)
Spouse(s)Cho Sung-hwa
Children2
Alma materEwha Womans University
OccupationPolitician

Hwangbo Seung-hee (Korean: 황보승희, born 5 August 1976) is a South Korean politician serving as the Youth Chief of the People Power Party (PPP) since 2020. She is also the Member of the National Assembly for Central-Yeongdo since 2020. Prior to these, she was a member of the Yeongdo District Council and the Busan Metropolitan Council.

Early life and education[]

Hwangbo was born in Yeongdo, Busan in 1976.[1][2] Her father was from Guryongpo, Pohang.[3] She is the eldest daughter of the one son and two daughters of her parents.[4]

She attended before studying English at Ewha Womans University.[1][2][4] She used to serve as the President of the Student Council during her secondary school life.[4] Following the graduation, she worked at an English language tuition centre and a foreign company.[4][5]

Political career[]

Hwangbo Seung-hee (0:04) at a talk show of Lee Jun-seok in 2021

Hwangbo joined politics in December 1999 as a secretary to the then Yeongdo MP Kim Hyong-o, which she served for 8 months.[1][2][4][6][5]

In 2004, Hwangbo joined protests against the impeachment of the then President Roh Moo-hyun.[4] However, she joined the Grand National Party (GNP), which voted in favour of the impeachment.[4] She said that she was willing to change the party.[4] Shortly after this, she contested as the Member of the Yeongdo District Council for A constituency (including ) at the .[4] She was just 28 years old at that time, making her as the youngest counciler of the country.[4][6] She was re-elected in 2006 and 2010, but resigned in 2012 in order to contest for Busan Metropolitan Council at the .[5]

She stepped down as a Busan Metropolitan Councilor on 20 March 2018 in order to contest for the Yeongdo District mayorship at the 2018 local elections.[7] Nevertheless, she was defeated by the Democratic candidate amid the high popularity of Moon Jae-in government and the public anger towards the Liberty Korea Party (LKP).[8] The LKP faced crushing defeats in Busan, where its mayorship was also won by the Democratic candidate Oh Keo-don.[9]

In the 2020 election, Hwangbo contested for Central-Yeongdo, after the then incumbent Kim Moo-sung decided to not seek re-election.[10] She received 47,436 votes and defeated Kim Bi-o with a margin of 6,351 votes.[11] She has also become the first female MP for the constituency.[11]

On 6 December 2020, the People Power Party (PPP) officially established its , named the (Youth PPP).[12] Hwangbo was elected its new chairman.[12]

She was considered a potential candidate for vice presidency of the PPP at the 2021 leadership election,[13] but did not run. On 12 June, after Lee Jun-seok was elected party President, she was appointed Chief Spokesperson of the party.[14][15]

Personal life[]

Hwangbo was married to Cho Sung-hwa;[16] the couple has 2 children.[17]

Election results[]

General elections[]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2020 Central-Yeongdo UFP 47,381 (51.86%) Won

Local elections[]

Mayor of Yeongdo[]

Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2018 LKP 24,355 (40.49%) Defeated

Busan Metropolitan Council[]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2012 Yeongdo 1st Saenuri 17,536 (58.47%) Won
2014 Yeongdo 1st Saenuri 20,449 (72.98%) Won

Yeongdo District Council[]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2004 A Independent 1,588 (47.8%) Won
2006 A GNP 4,072 (26.59%) Won
2010 A GNP 4,821 (32.14%) Won

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "[화제의 당선인] 부산 중·영도 최초 여성 국회의원 황보승희". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "[21대 국회 빛나는 초선] 황보승희 국민의힘 의원 ② "핀란드 '산나 마린', 프랑스 '마크롱' 같은 젊은 지도자 성장 모델 만들고 싶다"". 2 January 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "포항 구룡포와 인연 국회의원 당선자 2명". 23 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "20대 여성 영도 구의원 도전". 18 May 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "20대에 정계에 입문한 두 동문…황보승희씨, 손수조씨". 2 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "6월 15일 국제신문 기사입니다". 21 June 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ "황보승희 영도구청장 출마…사퇴 시의원 5명으로 늘어". 20 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ^ "[6·13 선거] 김철훈 부산 영도구청장 당선인 "해양관광벨트 만들 것"". 13 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ "낙동강 벨트가 디비졌다···수도권 이어 한국당 치욕". 14 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  10. ^ "부산서 지원유세 나선 김무성 "할 수 있는 건 다 해야 할 것"". 4 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "부산 중·영도 황보승희 당선…지역구 최초 여성 의원". 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  12. ^ a b "[사람들] '청년국민의힘' 공동대표 황보승희 국민의힘 국회의원". January 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  13. ^ "[정가 인사이드] 대표 경선에 몰리는 국민의힘 전당대회...초선도 당 대표 출마". 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  14. ^ "이준석, 황보승희 수석대변인·서범수 비서실장 내정". 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  15. ^ "이준석, 당 수석대변인에 황보승희…비서실장에 서범수 내정". 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  16. ^ "[터치! 6·2 지방선거] "출마 아내를 위해" 남편들 치열한 외조 경쟁". 1 June 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  17. ^ ""여성 정치·사회 진출 디딤돌 역할 할 것"". 14 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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