Kim Jin-tae (politician)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jin-tae
김진태
김진태 의원 프로필.jpg
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2012
Preceded byHeo Cheon
ConstituencyChuncheon
Personal details
Born (1964-10-13) 13 October 1964 (age 57)
Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Political partyLiberty Korea
Spouse(s)Won Hyun-soon
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationProsecutor
Lawyer
Websitewww.kimjintae.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jintae
McCune–ReischauerKim Chint'ae

Kim Jin-tae (Korean: 김진태; Hanja: 金鎭台; born 13 October 1964) is a South Korean politician who was a prosecutor. He is member of the National Assembly since 2012.[1]

Early life[]

Kim Jin-tae was born on 13 October 1964 in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. He entered Seoul National University School of Law in 1983.

Early career[]

Kim passed the 28th judicial examination in 1986. He was after completing the 18th Judicial Research and Training Institute and commissioned as a prosecutor in 1992, he served as the director of the planning department of the Judicial Research and Training Institute and the director of the Organized Crime Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. In 2009, he ended his official career as the chief of the Wonju Public Prosecutor's Office, and opened up as a lawyer in Wonju.[2]

Political career[]

Kim was nominated by the Saenuri Party in the 2012 legislative election and was elected in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. In February 2016, he announced his candidacy for the 2016 legislative election and won the nomination of the Saenuri Party to win re-election by defeating the Democratic Party candidate Heo Young.[3]

On 14 March 2017, he announced that he would run for presidential election. However, he was defeated by Hong Jun-pyo in the Liberty Korea Party presidential primary.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Won, Hee-bok (4 March 2017). "[원희복의 인물탐구]김진태 의원, 너무 튕겨난 현실주의자". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Who Is? 김진태 자유한국당 의원 비즈니스포스트" (in Korean). 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "[당선자]'보수의 아이콘' 김진태 춘천 재선 성공". News 1 (뉴스1) (in Korean). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ ""'가자! 애국보수여' 김진태, 문재인에 大權 도전장 뉴데일리" (in Korean). 14 March 2017.

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