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South Korean politician (born 1969)
Youn Kun-young
윤건영
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byPark Young-sun
ConstituencySeoul Guro B
Secretary to the President for State Affairs Planning
In office
May 2017 – 6 January 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLee Jin-seok
Secretary to the President for Political Affairs Planning
In office
March 2003 – February 2008
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Personal details
Born (1969-09-26) 26 September 1969 (age 55)
Busan, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKookmin University
Signature
In this Korean name, the family name is Youn.

Youn Kun-young (Korean: 윤건영; Hanja: 尹建永; 26 September 1969), also known as Yun Kun-young, is a South Korean politician representing Guro District of Seoul at the National Assembly starting from 2020. He previously served as state affairs secretary to President Moon Jae-in.

Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, who served as Guro District B constituency representative since 2008, announced she will not seek for re-election. He then resigned from post at the Office of the President in January 2020. As many suspected, He ran for Park's constituency in the 2020 general election.

Youn holds two degrees from Kookmin University - a bachelor's in commerce and a master's in economics.

Electoral history

Election Year Post Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
1st Local Election 1995 Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council Independent 1,964 63.23% Won
2nd Local Election 1998 Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council Independent 6,114 15.18% Lost
21st General Election 2020 Member of National Assembly from Seoul Guro District B Democratic Party 56,065 57.04% Won

References

  1. "Virus cluster around Seoul call center raises S. Korea alarm". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. "[Newsmaker] Former Blue House officials race to enter general elections". The Korea Herald. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. 김, 여솔 (2020-01-03). 박영선·진영·김현미·유은혜, 오늘 총선 불출마 공식 선언. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. 박영선 가고 윤건영 오나···女장관 3인 떠난 자리 누가채울까. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. 윤건영 :: 네이버 인물검색. people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.


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