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Chun Jung-bae | |
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천정배 | |
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| Chairman of the People's Party | |
| In office 2 February 2016 – 29 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Park Jie-won |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 April 2015 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Oh Byeong-yun |
| Succeeded by | Yang Hyang-ja |
| Constituency | Gwangju Seo B |
| In office 30 May 1996 – 29 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Kyung-woo (Ansan–Ongjin, Gyeonggi) |
| Succeeded by | Kim Myung-yeon |
| Constituency | Gyeonggi Ansan Danwon A (2004–2012) Gyeonggi Ansan B (1996–2004) |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 29 June 2005 – 26 July 2006 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Seung-kew |
| Succeeded by | Kim Seong-ho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1954 Yeontae-myeon, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Party | Democratic (2021-present) |
Other political affiliations | NCNP (1995-2000) MDP (2000-2003) Uri (2003-2007) GUDNP (2007-2008) UDP (2008) Democratic (2008-2011) DUP (2011-2013) Democratic (2013-2014) NPAD (2014-2015) Independent (2015-2016) People's (2016-2018) PDP(2018-2019) Independent (2019-2020) New Alternatives (2020) Minsaeng (2020-2021) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Chun Jung-bae | |
| Hangul | 천정배 |
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| Hanja | 千正培 |
| RR | Cheon Jeongbae |
| MR | Ch'ŏn Chŏngbae |
Chun Jung-bae (Korean: 천정배; born 12 December 1954) is a South Korean politician who was the joint chairman of the People's Party, alongside Ahn Cheol-soo. He is a member of the National Assembly for Gwangju Seo B since 2015, having previously represented Gyeonggi Ansan Danwon from 1996 to 2012. He served as Minister of Justice from 2005 to 2006 under President Roh Moo-hyun.
Chun was credited with securing Roh's victory in the 2002 presidential election and, as floor leader of Roh's Uri Party, the party's subsequent majority in the 2004 legislative election.[1] In 2007, Chun defected from the Uri Party to the United New Democratic Party after entering into conflict with other members of the pro-Roh group, including then-presidential chief of staff Moon Jae-in.[2]
After standing unsuccessfully for a seat in Seoul in the 2012 elections for the Democratic United Party, Chun organized the presidential nomination campaign of Kim Doo-kwan as an alternative candidate to Moon, who would become the party's nominee.[2] Continuing to oppose Moon, by that time party leader, he left the DUP's successor the New Politics Alliance for Democracy in March 2015,[3] citing the party's lack of reformist leadership. He ran as an independent that year in a by-election in Gwangju, commonly viewed as a stronghold of the main liberal party, and defeated the NPAD candidate in a shock landslide victory on April 29, returning to the Assembly.[4] In September 2015, a number of NPAD lawmakers in contact with Chun defected from the party, triggering speculation over the formation of a new party;[5] on September 19, Chun publicly announced that he would establish a new party in opposition to the NPAD.[6]
Chun established a new People's Reform Party, and joined forces with Ahn Cheol-soo in January 2016 to form the People's Party.[7] In the lead-up to the 2016 parliamentary elections, however, Chun came into conflict with Ahn in March over the prospect of an electoral alliance with the Minjoo Party of Korea, the NPAD's successor; Chun vowed to boycott party meetings until Ahn withdrew from his opposition to such a pact.[8] He backed down after a private meeting with Ahn on March 15,[9] and the alliance with the Minjoo Party ultimately failed to materialize.[10]
On December 26, 2016, he declared that he will be running for President in 2017 and will face his former co-leader Ahn.[11]
Election results
[edit]General elections
[edit]| Year | Elections | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Results |
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| 1996 | 15th National Assembly General Election | Ansan B (Gyeonggi) | NCNP | 36,902 (38.80%) | Won |
| 2000 | 16th National Assembly General Election | Ansan B (Gyeonggi) | MDP | 37,523 (49.51%) | Won |
| 2004 | 17th National Assembly General Election | Ansan Danwon A (Gyeonggi) | Uri | 32,094 (58.21%) | Won |
| 2008 | 18th National Assembly General Election | Ansan Danwon A (Gyeonggi) | UDP | 23,044 (49.12%) | Won |
| 2012 | 19th National Assembly General Election | Songpa B (Seoul) | DUP | 46,010 (46.02%) | Defeated |
| 2015 | 2015 By-election | Seo B (Gwangju) | Independent | 26,256 (52.37%) | Won |
| 2016 | 20th National Assembly General Election | Seo B (Gwangju) | People's | 42,599 (54.52%) | Won |
| 2020 | 21st National Assembly General Election | Seo B (Gwangju) | Minsaeng | 15,754 (19.49%) | Defeated |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chun Jung Bae: Parliamentary Leader, Uri Party, South Korea". Bloomberg. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Former politician claims to be 'pro-Roh but not pro-Moon'". The Dong-A Ilbo. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Party feud erodes Moon's leadership". The Korea Herald. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Chun's win gives wakeup call to NPAD". The Korea Times. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Opposition lawmakers defect to join new party". Korea JoongAng Daily. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Independent lawmaker Chun Jung-bae to set up party". The Korea Times. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ahn Cheol-Soo, Chun Jung-Bae To Create New Party". TBS eFM. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ahn's party on verge of breakup". The Korea Times. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ahn, Chun make up". The Korea Times. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Minjoo, People's Party abandon alliance idea". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "People's Party Woos UN Chief Ban".
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