Busan Mayor of the Democratic Party Kim Young-chun, who served as third congressman and minister

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Preliminary candidate Kim Young-chun, who won first place in the Busan Democratic Party Mayor’s Office on the 6th, served as a movement politician in 1980, a member of the 16th, 17th and 20th National Assembly and Moon Jae -in the Prime Minister of Oceans and Fisheries of the government.

Born in Busan in 1962, he graduated from Busan Dong High School, entered the College of Liberal Arts at Korea University in his senior year.

After graduating from university, when he was 26 years old, Kim Young-sam, former chairman of the opposition party, began his political career as secretary of the political world.

At the age of 35, he ran for Gwangjin Gap in Seoul as the New Korea Party candidate in the 15th general election in 1996, but was unsuccessful and ran again in the 16th general election in 2000 and was elected.

Later, when former President Roh Moo-hyun founded the Uri Party, he participated as a promoter.

In the 17th general election in 2004, he ran for the same constituency as a Uri Party candidate and was elected, but declared that he could not stand in the next general election.

In October 2010, he returned to politics at the request of former legislator Sohn Hak-gyu, who was elected leader of the Democratic Party, and reorganized his office in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, which had been established for 15 years.

In the 19 general elections in 2012, after running for Busan Jingap in Busan, he ran for mayor of Busan in 2014, but gave concessions to former Busan mayor Oh Geo-don, a candidate for the panopticon.

Former Mayor Oh was defeated by candidate Seo Byung-soo at the time, and four years later, he ran again and was elected Mayor of Busan.

Candidate Kim also served as head of the National Assembly Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, Oceans and Fisheries Committee as a third-level legislator, including a history of successfully entering the 20th National Assembly in Busan.

Subsequently, during the 1 year and 9 months in office as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the seascape, which had disappeared due to responsibility for the rescue of the Sewol ferry, was revitalized and led to the invitation of Korea. Maritime Development Corporation to Busan, which was President Moon’s commitment.

He was appointed secretary general of the National Assembly after being defeated by Representative Seo Byung-soo, a former Busan mayor of Busan Jingap, which was regarded as the largest general election battlefield south of the Han River during the 21st general election last year.

At the end of last year, he resigned as the secretary general of the National Assembly and declared that he will run for the mayor of Busan on January 12 this year, saying: “I will change the fate of Busan,” emphasizing Gaduk New Airport. and building his title as “Gadeok”.

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