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 | 張誠珉 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Seongmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏngmin |
Biography
editJang 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
editWhile 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'. The Kookje Daily News. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ 민주당 "바른미래당 장성민 영입, 인재 보는 시각 틀려".