Cheon Jun-ho

Cheon Jun-ho (Korean: 천준호; born 15 February 1971) is a South Korean politician who is currently the representative of the Gangbuk A constituency in the National Assembly of South Korea. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Cheon.
Cheon Jun-ho
천준호
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byCheong Yang-seog
ConstituencyGangbuk A
Personal details
Born (1971-02-15) 15 February 1971
Seoul, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korea South Korea
Political partyDemocratic Party of Korea
Alma materKyung Hee University

Early life and education

Cheon was born in Seoul, South Korea on February 15, 1971. He graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in history.

Political career

Cheon is known for work protecting cultural heritage sites and environmental preservation. In 2005, he served as the Co-Chairman of the Citizen's Union Against the Construction of Apartments at the Deoksugung Palace and successfully stopped the construction of the apartment complex.[2] He also served as the Executive Director of the Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Dae-Jung Citizen Remembrance Committee in 2009. He continued to work in both minor and major citizens' movements until 2010.

From 2011, he began working as the planning adviser and personal assistant to Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon.[3] He joined the Democratic Party of Korea in February 2016 and was nominated as the party's candidate for the Gangbuk A constituency in the 2016 South Korean legislative election but lost to Cheong Yang-seog.[4] He ran for the same constituency in the 2020 South Korean legislative election and defeated Cheong Yang-seog.[5]

Electoral history
Election Year Position Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
20th Legislative Election 2016 Member of the National Assembly

(Gangbuk A)

 Democratic Party of Korea 26,411 34.70% Lost (2nd)
21st Legislative Election 2020 Member of the National Assembly

(Gangbuk A)

 Democratic Party of Korea 49,490 57.70% Won

See also

References
  1. "천준호 국회의원 소개 - 대한민국국회". www.assembly.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. "옛 경기여고·덕수궁터에 미 대사관 '신축 불가'". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. 입력 2016.04.04 11:00 (2016-04-04). "'박원순의 사람들' 기동민·천준호, 총선 전망은?". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. 입력 2016.03.28 14:42 (2016-03-28). "[총선격전지]강북갑, 박원순 키드 천준호 vs 8년 일꾼론 정양석". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. "[속보] 서울 강북갑 더민주 천준호 당선 확실시". 15 April 2020.
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