Yeom Dong-yeol
Yeom Dong-yeol (Korean: 염동열; Hanja: 廉東烈; born 28 February 1961) is a South Korean politician and a current member of the National Assembly.
Yeom Dong-yeol | |
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염동열 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Hwang Young-cheul (Hoengseong-gun) |
| Constituency | Gangwon Taebaek Hoengseong-gun Yeongwol-gun Pyeongchang-gun Jeongseon-gun |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Choi Jong-won |
| Succeeded by | Himself (partially) |
| Constituency | Gangwon Taebaek Jeongseon-gun |
| Secretary-General of the Future Korea Party | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2020[1] | |
| Preceded by | Cho Hun-hyun |
| Secretary-General of the Liberty Korea Party | |
| In office 7 June 2017[2] – 6 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Park Maeng-woo |
| Succeeded by | Hong Moon-pyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 28, 1961 Doam-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon, South Korea |
| Political party | Future Korea |
| Other political affiliations | United Future Party (2020) Liberty Korea Party (2017-2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Han In-suk (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Catholic Kwandong University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeom Dong-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yum Dong-yul |
Early life and education
Yeom was born in Doam-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon, South Korea on February 28, 1961. He graduated from Catholic Kwandong University with a degree in business administration.[3]
Political career
Yeom ran for representative of Gangwon Pyeongchang-gun and Yeongwol-gun in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party, but lost to Kim Yong-hak of the Grand National Party.[4]
Yeom ran for the same district in 2010 during by-elections but lost to Choi Jong-won of the Democratic Party.
In 2012, Yeom ran for the same district once again and was elected with 56.61% of the vote. He was pro-Park Geun-hye.[5]
In 2016, Yeom's constituency was reorganized,[6] despite that he won his constituency again in the 2016 South Korean legislative election.
He assumed the position of Secretary-General of the Liberty Korea Party on June 7, 2017.[7]
He has announced that he will not be running in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[8]
On March 19, 2020, he and three other United Future Party members including Won Yoo-chul defected to the Future Korea Party.
He became the second Secretary-General of the Future Korea Party on March 21, 2020; succeeding Cho Hun-hyun.
Personal life
Yeom married his wife, Han In-sook in 2003. They have two sons.
References
- "미래한국당 사무총장 염동열·정책위원장 김기선 선임". 강원도민일보. March 21, 2020.
- "자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열". 자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열. June 7, 2017.
- "염동열 의원". 대학저널 (in Korean). 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- 강원도민일보 (2004-01-29). "3强 구도속 선거구 획정 최대변수". 강원도민일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- "[홍천뉴스투데이] 홍준표 비서실장 염동열측도 80여명 강원랜드 청탁 드러나". 홍천뉴스투데이. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- 지면보기, 입력 2016 02 29 02:30 수정 2016 02 29 02:45 | 종합 3면 (2016-02-29). "강원, 5개 시·군 합친 공룡 지역구 2개 탄생". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- 이규연 (2017-06-07). "자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열". 자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- 조민정 (2020-02-26). "통합당 염동열 불출마…"총선 압승 위해 제 한몸 바치겠다"". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-12.