Yun Ho-jung
{{Short description|South Korean politician (born 1963)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Yun||lang=Korean}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = 윤호중.jpg
| caption =
| name = Yun Ho-jung
| native_name = {{nobold|윤호중}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|3|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, South Korea
| office1 = Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)#Leaders{{!}}Leader of the Democratic Party
| status1 = Interim
| term_start1 = 10 March 2022
| term_end1 = 2 June 2022
| predecessor1 = Song Young-gil
| successor1 = Park Hong-keun (acting)
| term_start2 = 16 April 2021
| term_end2 = 2 May 2021
| predecessor2 = Do Jong-hwan (acting)
| successor2 = Song Young-gil
| office3 = Floor Leader of the Democratic Party
| term_start3 = 16 April 2021
| term_end3 = 24 March 2022
| predecessor3 = Kim Tae-nyeon
| successor3 = Park Hong-keun
| office4 = Secretary-General of the Democratic Party
| president4 = Lee Hae-chan
| term_start4 = 3 September 2018
| term_end4 = 31 August 2020
| predecessor4 = Lee Choon-suak
| successor4 = Park Kwang-on
| office5 = Member of the National Assembly for Guri
| term_start5 = 30 May 2012
| term_end5 =
| predecessor5 = Joo Kwang-deok
| successor5 =
| term_start6 = 30 May 2004
| term_end6 = 29 May 2008
| predecessor6 = Chun Yong-won
| successor6 = Joo Kwang-deok
| party = Democratic
| otherparty = PDP (1988–1991)
NDUP (1991–1992)
NCNP (1995–2000)
MDP (2000–2003)
Uri (2003–2007)
UNDP (2007–2008)
UDP (2008)
DP (2008–2011)
DUP (2011–2013)
DP (2013–2014)
NPAD (2014–2015)
| alma_mater = Seoul National University
| occupation = Politician
| parents = Lee Soon-ye (mother; died in 2017){{cite news |date= 1 February 2017|script-title=ko:[부고]윤호중(더불어민주당 국회의원)씨 모친상|url= https://news.joins.com/article/21196716|access-date= 27 March 2020}}
| spouse =
| children =
|blank1 = Religion
| data1 = Roman Catholic
(Christian name : Martin)
}}
Yun Ho-jung ({{Korean|hangul=윤호중}}, born 27 March 1963) is a South Korean politician and former activist. He has been the parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party since 16 April 2021. He is currently the interim President of the party since 10 March 2022, which he previously served from 16 April to 2 May 2021. He also served as the Secretary-General of his party from 2018 to 2020. He is also the incumbent Member of the National Assembly for Guri.
Career
Born in Gapyeong in 1963, Yun attended Chuncheon High School.{{cite news |date= 29 August 2016|script-title=ko:[프로필] 온건 '친문' 윤호중 더민주 정책위의장|url= https://www.news1.kr/articles/?2759527|access-date= 27 March 2020}} Then, he studied philosophy at Seoul National University in 1980s. In 1984, he was detained for being involved in SNU fraction incident;{{cite news |date= 5 October 1984|script-title=ko:서울대생 1명구속·8명 수배|url= https://news.joins.com/article/1785942|access-date= 27 March 2020}} other notable figures involved are Rhyu Si-min,{{cite news |date= 6 February 2006|script-title=ko:"상부에서 유시민으로 엮으라고 지시 민간인 폭행한 것은 다른 연루자들"|url= http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000308919|access-date= 27 March 2020}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=May 2025}} Paek Tae-woong{{cite news |date= 1 July 2004|script-title=ko:1984년 9월 누가 서울대의 프락치를 만들었는가|url= http://www.storyofseoul.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=761|access-date= 27 March 2020}} and Shim Jae-chul.{{cite news |date= 7 February 2006|script-title=ko:'서울대프락치 사건' 키우려다 자살골 넣은 한나라당|url= http://www.vop.co.kr/A00000037137.html|access-date= 27 March 2020}}
He started his political career in 1988 as assistant administrator in the Office of Planning & Coordination of the Peace Democratic Party.{{cite news |date= 30 August 2016|script-title=ko:더불어민주당 윤호중 정책위의장 프로필|url= https://news.joins.com/article/20520502|access-date= 27 March 2020}} Then, he became closer to the party chairman, Kim Dae-jung (aka DJ), who was later elected the President of the Republic. Yun used to work at the Office of the President under President Kim, mainly handling issues related to policy planning. From 1991, he has also been the secretary to the former MP Han Kwang-ok, a notable pro-DJ figure.{{cite news |script-title=ko:윤호중|url= http://m.raythep.com/Politicians/Plaza/View/224|access-date= 27 March 2020}}
Yun initially ran as an MP candidate for Guri in the 2000 election under the banner of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) but was not elected. The year after, he was appointed deputy spokesperson of the MDP. He later withdrew from the MDP and joined the Uri Party, along with the other dissidents. In the 2004 election, he was elected to the National Assembly.
Though he was not re-elected in 2008, Yun led his Democratic Party to form an opposition alliance with the Democratic Labour Party, the Creative Korea Party, the New Progressive Party and the National Participation Party at the 2010 local elections. Following his re-election in 2012 under the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) banner, he worked for an alliance with the DUP candidate Moon Jae-in and an independent candidate Ahn Cheol-soo for the presidential election in December. In 2013, he ran for the DUP's vice presidency but was not elected.
After the election of Moon Jae-in in 2017, Yun was considered a potential candidate for the newly-created Minister of SMEs and Startups{{cite news |date= 24 July 2017|script-title=ko:중소벤처장관 박영선·윤호중, 통상본부장 김현종·이혜민 물망|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170724135000001|access-date= 27 March 2020}}{{cite news |date= 19 October 2017|script-title=ko:중기벤처부장관에 박영선 · 윤호중 다시부상|url= http://www.sbiztoday.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=37|access-date= 27 March 2020}} but was not appointed. In September 2018, he was appointed the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Korea shortly after the election of party president Lee Hae-chan.{{cite news |date= 5 September 2018|script-title=ko:민주 사무총장에 이해찬 최측근 윤호중…"초연결 정당 만들겠다"|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20180905043100001|access-date= 27 March 2020}}
On 16 April 2021, Yun was elected the new parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party, defeating Park Wan-joo.{{cite news |date= 16 April 2021|script-title=ko:[속보] 윤호중, 민주당 신임 원내대표 선출|url= https://www.mk.co.kr/news/politics/view/2021/04/367037/|access-date= 16 April 2021}}{{cite news |date= 16 April 2021|script-title=ko:민주 새 원내대표에 친문 윤호중…"개혁바퀴 멈춰선 안돼"(종합)|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210416077652001?input=1195m|access-date= 16 April 2021}}{{cite news |date= 16 April 2021|script-title=ko:민주당 새 원내사령탑에 윤호중…참패에도 '도로 친문'(종합)|url= https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20210416_0001409343&cID=10301&pID=10300|access-date= 16 April 2021}} He has also become the acting party President, as the position was vacant since the resignation of Lee Nak-yon in March.
Political views
Formerly holding pro-LGBT views,{{cite news |date= 18 March 2020|script-title=ko:"성소수자 문제는 소모적" 윤호중, 8년 전에는 동성애차별금지법 찬성|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/933095.html|access-date= 27 March 2020}} Yun expressed anti-LGBT views prior to the 2020 South Korean legislative election, stating that his party is not willing to cooperate with pro-LGBT parties, such as Green Party Korea.{{cite news |date= 17 March 2020|script-title=ko:윤호중 "성소수자 등 소모적 논쟁 일으킬 당과 연합 어렵다"|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/933006.html|access-date= 27 March 2020}} He is a moderate figure of the pro-Moon Jae-in faction.
Controversy
On 27 March 2021, during the campaign of Park Young-sun, who was running for Mayor of Seoul in the 2021 by-elections, Yun told people, "There is a candidate who keeps lying, even though he knows he owns a property in Naegok-dong.", referring the PPP candidate and former Mayor Oh Se-hoon.{{cite news |date= 27 March 2021|title= 與 윤호중 "오세훈은 쓰레기… 4월 7일 분리수거 잘하자"|url= https://www.chosun.com/politics/politics_general/2021/03/27/3Y4Y745HYVCYLN7OBNVK3FLTCI/|access-date= 16 April 2021}}{{cite news |date= 27 March 2021|script-title=ko:윤호중 "오세훈 쓰레기"…국힘 "역대급 막말"(종합)|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210327037151001|access-date= 16 April 2021}} He then asked people, "Is he rubbish or not?", and gave the answer, "Yes, he is rubbish." He also stated: "(Oh) approved a master plan, but he kept denying he had done so. Is he rubbish or not?" He finally urged people to "separate the rubbish properly on 7 April." The PPP subsequently condemned his remarks as "severe hate speech" and "ruinous social splitting that must be stopped immediately."
Election results
= General elections =
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/hojung.yun Yun Ho-jung] on Facebook
- [https://twitter.com/dpcorea Yun Ho-jung] on Twitter
- [https://blog.naver.com/hjyun327 Yun Ho-jung] on Blog
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