Kim Seon-dong (politician, born 1967)

Kim Seon-dong (Korean: 김선동; Hanja: 金先東; RR: Gim Seondong; born 9 September 1967) is a South Korean politician. He was the presidential nominee of the People's United Party in the 2017 South Korean presidential election.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Seon-dong
김선동
Portrait of Kim Seon-dong
Member of the National Assembly
In office
27 April 2011 – 12 June 2014
Preceded bySuh Gab-won
ConstituencySuncheon
Personal details
Born (1967-09-09) September 9, 1967
Goheung-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political partyMinjung Party
Other political
affiliations		People's United Party (2016-2017)

Independent (2014-2016) Unified Progressive Party (2011-2014)

Democratic Labor Party (2011)
Alma materKorea University
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seon-dong
McCune–ReischauerKim Sun-dong
IPAgim seondoŋ

Early life and education

Kim was born on September 9, 1967, in Goheung-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. He graduated from Korea University.

Political career

Representative of Suncheon (2011-2014)

Kim ran under the Democratic Labor Party and was elected as representative of Suncheon in 2011 during snap elections. He opposed the passing of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement in 2011 and opened a can of tear gas in the National Assembly as a protest. As a result, he was removed from his position on June 12, 2014.[1] He said he did not regret his actions.[2]

Presidential Nominee of the People's United Party (2016)

Kim joined the People's United Party on March 20, 2016, along with Kim Jae-yeon; a fellow progressive politician.[3] He was the presidential nominee of the People's United Party for the 2017 South Korean presidential election. He came in eighth place however, only receiving 0.08% of the vote.[4]

2020 South Korean legislative election

He announced that he will be running for representative of Suncheon in the upcoming 2020 South Korean legislative election.[5][6]

References
  1. "'국회 최루탄' 터뜨린 통진당 김선동 의원직 상실". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. "김선동 "최루탄 잘못됐다 생각 안해"". news.chosun.com (in Korean). 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. "김선동(1967) - 나무위키". namu.wiki. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. "[19대 대선] 조원진 0.13%, 김선동 0.08%, 이재오 0.02% - 통일뉴스". www.tongilnews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. "김선동 전 국회의원, 민중당 순천 출마 후보 확정". 남도방송 (in Korean). 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. "김선동 민중당 전 의원, 내년 총선 순천 출마선언 기". 광주in (in Korean). 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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