Yong Hye-in
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Yong Hye-in | |
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용혜인 | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 30 May 2020 | |
Constituency | Proportional |
Personal details | |
Born | Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea | 12 April 1990
Citizenship | South Korean |
Political party | Basic Income Party |
Other political affiliations | Platform (2020) Labor (2013–2019) New Progressive (2010–2013) |
Alma mater | Kyung Hee University |
Religion | Roman Catholic (Christian name : Theodora) |
Website | yonghyein |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yong Hye-in |
McCune–Reischauer | Yong Hye-in |
Yong Hye-in (Korean: 용혜인, born 12 April 1990) is a South Korean civil society activist and politician of the Basic Income Party. She was one of the main proponents of the silent march campaign, , that originated in an announcement made during the Sinking of MV Sewol in 2014.[1][2]
Life[]
Stay Where You Are[]
Political career[]
On May 23rd, 2021, Yong became the third sitting lawmaker in South Korean history to give birth while being a lawmaker. Since May 23rd, 2021, Yong has been on maternity leave from Parliament; temporarily substituted while in absence by Basic Income Party leader Shin Ji-hye.[3]
Yong return to Parliament on June 5, 2021.[4]
Election results[]
General elections[]
Year | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks |
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2016 | PR (1st) | Labor Party | 91,705 (0.38%) | Defeated |
2020 | PR (5th) | Platform Party[a] | 9,307,112 (33.35%) | Elected |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "[Year end series part I] One young woman who refused to stay where she was". The Hankyoreh. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "College Sewol Activist Charged With Staging Illegal Protests". TBS. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "[인터뷰] 엄마가 된 용혜인 의원이 한국 사회와 정치에 던진 질문은 모두가 귀 기울여야 할 문제다". 23 May 2021.
- ^ "용혜인, 내주 국회 복귀…아기와 함께 첫 출근". 2 July 2021.
References[]
- ^ Originally a member of the Basic Income Party but ran under the Platform Party banner. She was expelled from the party on 12 May 2020 in order to return to her original party.
External links[]
- Yong Hye-in's website (in Korean)
- Yong Hye-in on Facebook (in Korean)
- Yong Hye-in on Twitter (in Korean)
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Bucheon
- Universal basic income activists
- New Progressive Party (South Korea)
- Labor Party (South Korea) politicians
- South Korean left-wing activists
- Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
- Kyung Hee University alumni
- South Korean politician stubs