Kang Gi-yun

Kang Gi-yun (Korean: 강기윤; Hanja: 姜起潤; born 4 June 1960) is a South Korean politician who is member of the National Assembly. He was a member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council from 2002 to 2007.[1][2]

Kang Gi-yun
강기윤
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2020
Preceded by	Yeo Yeong-gug
Constituency	Seongsan District (Changwon)
In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
Preceded by	Kwon Young-ghil
Succeeded by	Roh Hoe-chan
Constituency	Seongsan District (Changwon)
Personal details
Born	4 June 1960 Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Political party	Liberty Korea
Alma mater	Changwon National University
Korean name
Hangul	강기윤
Hanja	姜起潤
Revised Romanization	Gang Giyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Kiyun

Life

Kang Ki-youn was born on 4 June 1960 in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. He served as CEO of a metal industry company and also worked as a civil servant in Changwon City Government and South Gyeongsang Provincial Government.

Later, he joined the Grand National Party and won the 2002 local elections as a member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council. He ran in the Changwon B in the 2008 legislative election, but was defeated by Kwon Young-ghil of the Democratic Labor Party. Then he ran again for the next election and won the election for the first time. He ran for re-election in the 2016 legislative election, but was defeated by Roh Hoe-chan of the Justice Party. In July 2018, the death of Roh Hoe-chan led to by-election in Seongsan District, Changwon, where he ran again.[3]

References

1. "[창원성산 후보인터뷰] 강기윤 "'와 이리 묵고살기 힘드냐'는데…심판해야"". Dailian (데일리안) (in Korean). 17 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
2. "[4ㆍ3 후보 인터뷰] 강기윤 "민주ㆍ정의 단일화? 이번엔 안 속는다 안 캅니까"". Herald Economic Newspaper (in Korean). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
3. "보선 D-1…지지층 결집 사활건 창원성산 후보들 "한표라도 더"". Yonhap (in Korean). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

External links

• Kang Gi-yun on Twitter