Jung Choun-sook

Jung Choun-sook (Korean: 정춘숙; Hanja: 鄭春淑; born 8 January 1964) is a South Korean politician and women's right activist.

Jung Choun-sook
정춘숙
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
ConstituencyGyeonggi Yongin C
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1964-01-08) 8 January 1964
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materDankook University
Chung-Ang University
Kangnam University
ReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name : Devora)
In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

For over 20 years she worked at Korea Women's Hot line, an NGO working for survivors and victims of sexual and domestic violence. From 1994 to 1998 she coordinated the civil rights movement which was materialised by enactment of Act on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Protection, etc. of Victims in 1998.[1]

Before entering politics, Jung took various policy advisory roles such as a member of gender discrimination investigatory committee of National Human Rights Commission, women policy review committee of Ministry of Justice, gender equality commission of Seoul metropolitan government and Sentencing Commission of Supreme Court.[2]

Since becoming a member of National Assembly in 2016, she has continued her work to advocate women's rights, prevent crimes and support their victims.[3] In 2020 she was elected as the chair of National Assembly's Gender Equality and Family Committee responsible for scrutinising Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and related agencies.[4]

In the 2020 general election, she ran for the constituency which was taken by a senior opposition figure Han Sun-kyo for 16 years.

She earned bachelor's degree in Korean language and literature from Dankook University and Master's and doctorate in social welfare from Chung-Ang University and Kangnam University.[2]

Electoral history
Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Proportional representation Democratic Party 6,069,744 25.54% Won
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Gyeonggi Yongin C Democratic Party 49,736 54.15% Won

References
  1. "[의원의 맛과 멋]①`정치요? 여성을 포함한 소수자의 삶을 바꾸기 위한 거죠`". naon.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  2. "[프로필] 정춘숙 민주당 신임 원내대변인…여성·인권 전문가". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. Choo, Young. "[시리즈] 여성이 바꾸는 세상 "NOW!" ㊹ 정춘숙 더불어민주당 의원(1)" (in Korean).
  4. "민주당 32년만의 상임위원장 '싹쓸이'…상임위 일제 가동(종합)". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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