Kim Dong-yeon (Korean: 김동연; Hanja: 金東兗; born 28 January 1957) is a South Korean politician, who is currently the 36th governor of Gyeonggi Province since 1 July 2022. He previously served as the 4th Minister of Economy and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister from 2017 to 2018.[1]
Kim Dong-yeon | |
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| 김동연 | |
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| 36th Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Jae-myung (2021) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 9 June 2017 – 10 December 2018 Serving with Kim Sang-gon, Yoo Eun-hae | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Preceded by | Yoo Il-ho |
| Succeeded by | Hong Nam-ki |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 9 June 2017 – 10 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Preceded by | Yoo Il-ho |
| Succeeded by | Hong Nam-ki |
| Minister for Government Policy Coordination | |
| In office 25 March 2013 – 22 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Chung Hong-won |
| Preceded by | Lim Jong-ryong |
| Succeeded by | Choo Kyung-ho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1957 Eumseong, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | New Wave (2021–2022) Independent (until 2021) |
| Alma mater | Kookjae University Seoul National University University of Michigan |
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Early life edit
Kim was born on January 28, 1957, in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do.[2] After completion of high school, he worked as a banker at Seoul Trust Bank (which is now Hana Bank) while completing his undergraduate degree in law at the evening school of Kookjae University.[3]
He spent most of his time in government at Ministry of Economy and Finance and its preceding agencies where he began and ended his career in public service at.
In 1982 he passed the state exams for both legal affairs and administration and began working as a working-level administrator at its preceding agency. He took numerous economy and budgeting related roles in government ministries, Office of the President and presidential transition team.[4]
He was recruited by three consecutive presidents. He was Lee Myung-bak's second vice finance minister and Park Geun-hye's minister for government policy coordination. Before being promoted to Moon Jae-in's first finance minister, he was the 15th president of Ajou University for two years.[5]
Kim holds four degrees - a bachelor in law from Kookjae University, two master's in administration from Seoul National University and University of Michigan and a doctorate in administration from University of Michigan.
Political career edit
In August 2021, Kim announced that he would run for the 2022 South Korean presidential election. He became a candidate as an independent initially and then formed his own Party, the New Wave.[2][6] Kim withdrew his presidential candidacy in March 2022 after reaching an agreement with the ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on policy coalitions and joint government operations.[7][8]
In June 2022, he was elected as the 36th governor of Gyeonggi Province during the 2022 South Korean local elections by a very narrow margin of 0.15%.[9]
Electoral history edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kim Dong-yeon | 2,827,593 | 49.07 | ||
| People Power | Kim Eun-hye | 2,818,680 | 48.91 | ||
| Independent | Kang Yong-suk | 54,758 | 0.95 | ||
| Justice | Hwang Soon-sik | 38,525 | 0.67 | ||
| Progressive | Song Young-ju | 13,939 | 0.24 | ||
| Basic Income | Seo Tae-seong | 9,314 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 5,762,809 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Publications edit
- Kim, Dong-yeon (July 28, 2021). 대한민국 금기 깨기 [Breaking the Taboo in Korea] (in Korean). Sam & Parkers. ISBN 9791165343842.
- ———————— (May 5, 2017). 있는 자리 흩트리기 (in Korean). Sam & Parkers. ISBN 9788965704607.
References edit
- ^ "MINISTER ABOUT MOSF - Minister's Biography". english.mosf.go.kr. Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b Chang, Dong-woo (August 20, 2021). "Ex-Finance Minister Kim announces presidential bid as independent". Yonhap. Eumseong.
- ^ "신임 경제부총리 후보자 김동연은 누구…이명박 정부 금융위기 극복 도운 일등공신". 서울경제 (in Korean). 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "[프로필] 김동연 경제부총리 겸 기획재정부 장관 내정자". ChosunBiz (in Korean). 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "부총리 내정돼 학교 떠나는 김동연 전 총장…대학생들 반응 보니". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "'새로운물결' 창당 선언한 김동연 "별칭은 '오징어당'…정치 바꾸겠다"". 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Lee on course to merge campaigns with minor presidential candidate Kim". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. March 1, 2022.
- ^ Kim, Sarah (March 2, 2022). "Kim Dong-yeon drops out of race, backs DP's Lee Jae-myung". Korea Joongang Daily.
- ^ Kim-Yun, Na-yeong (June 2, 2022). "Kim Dong-yeon Makes a Dramatic Comeback to Win the Race at the Last Minute: From a Rookie from the "Third Zone" to a Political Heavyweight in the Democratic Party". The Kyunghyang Shinmun.
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