Kim Yong-hwan (activist)

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Kim Yŏng-hwan
김영환
Secretary-General of the People's Party
In office
10 May 2016 – 10 November 2016
PresidentAhn Cheol-soo
Preceded by
Succeeded byYu Sung-yup
Member of the National Assembly
In office
29 October 2009 – 29 May 2016
Preceded by
Succeeded by
ConstituencyAnsan Sangnok 2nd
In office
30 May 1996 – 29 May 2004
Preceded by (as Ansan-Ongjin)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyAnsan 1st
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
26 March 2001 – 28 January 2002
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1955-05-27) 27 May 1955 (age 66)
Goesan, North Chungcheong, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyPeople Power
Other political
affiliations		NCNP (1995-2000)
MDP (2000-2008)
DP (2008-2011)
DUP (2011-2013)
DP (2013-2014)
NPAD (2014-2015)
DP (2015-2016)
PP (2016-2018)
Bareunmirae (2018-2020)
UFP (2020)
Spouse(s)Chun Eun-joo
Children1 son and 2 daughters
RelativesYang Hyun-suk (relative)
Alma materYonsei University
OccupationActivist, writer, dentist politician

Kim Yŏng-hwan (Korean: 김영환, born 27 May 1955) is a South Korean activist, writer, dentist and politician served as the Minister of Science and Technology from 2001 to 2002 under the President Kim Dae-jung.

He was also a long-term Member of the National Assembly in Ansan from 1996 to 2004 and 2009 to 2016. He stood for the Gyeonggi governorship in 2018 but lost.

Early life and career[]

Kim was born in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province in 1955.[1][2] After graduated from in 1973,[2] he studied dentistry at Yonsei University.[1] In 1977, he was detained for 2 years[1][3] due to lead a protest to abolish the .[2] He was also involved in anti-dictatorship protests in 1980.[4]

Kim also wrote several poems, including A Day of A Simple Assembler (단순 조립공의 하루) written under the pseudonym of Kim Hae-yoon (김해윤).[3] Following his graduation in 1988, he opened a hospital.[2][3]

Political career[]

Kim Yŏng-hwan was brought into the National Congress for New Politics in 1995 along with Kim Geun-tae whom he built a close relationship as a labourer.[3] He ran in 1996 election and was elected.[1][2][3] Following his re-election in 2000, he was appointed the Minister of Science and Technology in 2001.[2] By the time of his appointment, he was the youngest person serving the position.[1][3]

In 2003, when the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) was split after the dissidents formed the new party named Uri Party, Kim remained at the MDP.[3] He failed to be re-elected in 2004 election.[1][3] Then, he returned as a dentist for a while.[2][3] He launched a bid for Seoul mayorship in 2006 but his party chose Park Joo-sun instead.[5] He harshly criticised the party's decision and warned he could leave the party.[5]

Kim returned to the National Assembly following his election in .[3] In 2012, he announced his bid to run as the President of the Republic[6] but lost at the preselection.[4]

In 2016, Kim joined the People's Party formed by Ahn Cheol-soo.[1] He stood again as an MP candidate in 2016 election but lost to .[7] Shortly after that, he was appointed the Secretary-General of his party.[8] He resigned on 10 November due to the disagreement with the party's decision to join outdoor rallies against the President of the Republic Park Geun-hye involved in political scandal.[9] , he ran as the party presidency but lost to Park Jie-won; instead, he was elected as one of the Vice Presidents.[1]

Prior to the local elections in 2018, Kim was selected as the Bareunmirae candidate for Gyeonggi governorship.[10] He harshly condemned the Democratic candidate Lee Jae-myung connected to various controversies,[11][12][13] but ended up with 4.8%, coming behind to Lee Jae-myung and Nam Kyung-pil.[14] He ran for the party presidency on 2 September but lost.[15]

In February 2020, Kim joined the United Future Party and was elected as one of the Vice Presidents.[16]

Personal life[]

Kim married to Chun Eun-joo in 1985,[17] who is a cousin to Yang Hyun-suk, the former Chief Executive Officer of YG Entertainment.[3] Both has a son and two daughters.[3][4]

Works[]

Poems[]

  • Come Here, Poem
  • Dreams of Past Days Pushing Me
  • Flower and Destiny
  • My Father Eating Poops
  • Is Human Fart Flammable?
  • Mother of Burning Baghdad
  • We Drank Love in Murwang-ri
  • Dear Stone Coffin, Please Wash Your Rake Hands in the Flowing River
  • Dazzling Loneliness

Essays[]

  • Love Song for You
  • You Who Stood Alone Is Beautiful
  • The First "Challenge!"
  • 10 Thoughts Storage Saving The Country
  • Ambiocularity CV

Critiques[]

  • The Politics of Plus and Minus

Election results[]

General elections[]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
1996 Ansan 1st NCNP 31,997 (34.44%) Won
2000 Ansan 1st MDP 48,206 (53.08%) Won
2004 Ansan Sangnok 1st MDP 18,631 (26.09%) Defeated
2008 Ansan Sangnok 1st Independent 14,355 (23.92%) Defeated
2009 Ansan Sangnok 2nd DP 14,176 (41.17%) Won
2012 Ansan Sangnok 2nd DUP 34,509 (59.58%) Won
2016 Ansan Sangnok 2nd PP 23,837 (33.47%) Defeated
2020 Goyang 3nd UFP 65,981 (44.72%) Defeated

Local elections[]

Governor of Gyeonggi[]

Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2018 Bareunmirae 287,504 (4.81%) Defeated

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "[프로필] 김영환 국민의당 최고위원…박지원 견제 핵심". 15 January 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "[특별인터뷰]김영환 의원 약력". 13 December 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ""꽃으로 피어라…" 가슴으로 읊은 김영환의 세월호 추모시". 16 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "민주당 대선 컷오프, "이번엔 무슨風 불까?"". 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "민주당, 박주선 서울시장 공천 후폭풍". 3 April 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ^ "대선 출마한 김영환은 누구?". 5 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ "김영환 "文 '사표' 왜곡으로 국민의당 경기 출마자들 낙선"". 25 April 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ "국민의당 사무총장에 김영환…주요 당직 개편 마무리". 11 May 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ "김영환 "장외투쟁 창당정신 맞나"…국민의당 사무총장 사의". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. ^ "바른미래당 경기지사 후보로 김영환 전 의원 확정". 8 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. ^ "김영환 "여배우 스캔들 의혹, 이재명 아니면 내가 처벌받아야"". 6 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. ^ "김영환 "이재명, 친형 정신병원 입원에 직권남용 의혹"". 8 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  13. ^ "김영환, 이재명 의혹 추가폭로 공세". 9 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  14. ^ "김영환 4.81% 초라한 성적표, 황색언론 흉내 탓?". 15 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  15. ^ "바른미래당 신임 당대표에 손학규… 김영환·정운천 낙선". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  16. ^ "미래통합당, 12인 최고위 구성… 원희룡·이준석·김영환·김원성 등 원외 4명 합류". 16 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  17. ^ ""국회의원 부인으로 기억되기 보다 전은주로 기억되길 원합니다"". 22 December 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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