Noh Young-min

Noh Young-min (Korean: 노영민; Hanja: 盧英敏; born 25 November 1957) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Chief of Staff to the President Moon Jae-in and his first ambassador to China. He is a three-term parliamentarian of the ruling party, Democratic Party of Korea, and reportedly one of the closest confidants of Moon.[1]

Noh Young-min
노영민
Chief of Staff to the President
In office
9 January 2019  31 December 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byIm Jong-seok
Succeeded byYoo Young-min
South Korean Ambassador to China
In office
25 October 2017  8 January 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Succeeded byJang Ha-sung
Member of National Assembly
In office
30 May 2004  29 May 2016
Succeeded byDo Jong-hwan
ConstituencyCheongju Heungdeok-gu B
Personal details
Born (1957-11-25) 25 November 1957
Cheongju, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materYonsei University

Noh was admitted to Yonsei University to study business management in 1976. In 1977 he was imprisoned for two years for being involved in a protest against authoritarian regime of Park Chung Hee and in 1978 further sentenced for continuing related endeavors while in jail. In 1979 he was pardoned and released from jail. However, he was placed on police's wanted list and expelled from the university in the following year due to his involvement in Gwangju Uprising. Before being re-admitted to the university, he worked as electric engineer and labour right activist. Noh graduated from the university in 1990.[2]

While serving as a member of National Assembly, Noh took various high-level roles in his party and its preceding parties. He was also the chief of staff to Moon's first presidential campaign in 2012.[3] After announcing that he won't run for re-election in 2016 general election, he helped Do Jong-hwan's campaign for his constituency's seat in parliament and later Moon's presidential campaign in 2017.

Electoral history

Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
16th National Assembly General Election 2000 CheongjuHeungdeok-gu Democratic Party 24,966 25.75% Lost
17th National Assembly General Election 2004 CheongjuHeungdeok-gu B Uri Party 36,604 52.45% Won
18th National Assembly General Election 2008 CheongjuHeungdeok-gu B Democratic Party 22,175 37.46% Won
19th National Assembly General Election 2012 CheongjuHeungdeok-gu B Democratic United Party 41,606 52.96% Won

References

  1. Herald, The Korea (2019-01-08). "Moon names new chief of staff". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  2. "노영민 주중대사…여의도 기반 탄탄한 文대통령 최측근" [Noh Ambassador to China...experience parliamentarian close to President Moon] (in Korean).
  3. "Envoy to China becomes Moon's chief of staff". koreatimes. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
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