Jang Sung-min (Korean: 장성민; Hanja: 張誠珉; born 5 September 1963) is a South Korean politician. He was formerly the president of the Grand National Unity Party.[1]
Jang Sung-min | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1963 |
| Alma mater | Sogang University |
| Political party | People Power |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (2008-2016) GNUP (2017-2018) Bareunmirae (2018-2020) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장성민 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Seong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏng-min |
Biography edit
Jang was born in Goheung County, South Jeolla Province. He started his political career under former president Kim Dae-jung. He was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Millennium Democratic Party in 2000 but lost in 2002 due to his violation of election law.[2]
In 2012, he became one of the hosts of the television show Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank.[3]
Controversy edit
While he was working at Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank, he was involved in controversies about reporting that the Gwangju Uprising was supported by North Korea.[4] Although he denied it, the controversy was taken seriously.[4]
He declared that he would run for the upcoming presidential election as a member of People's Party.[3] He registered to enter for the party, however, the party rejected his bid.[5] Because of that, he was forced to create a new party with the name of Grand National Unity Party.[citation needed]
After GNUP was dissolved, in March 2018, he entered to Bareunmirae Party.[6]
References edit
- ^ "대표인삿말". Grand National Unity Party. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "장성민 의원직 상실". The Hankyoreh. 22 January 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ a b "장성민, 그는 누구?…'DJ정부 비서실 정무비서관'". Top Star News. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "장성민, 국민의당 입당 거부당해...'5.18 민주화운동 폄훼'". Kookje Shinmun. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "민주당 "바른미래당 장성민 영입, 인재 보는 시각 틀려"".