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Han Chang-min

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Han Chang-min
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Assumed office
February 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)
Preceded byOffice established
Floor Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Assumed office
May 30, 2024 (2024-05-30)
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
May 30, 2024 (2024-05-30)
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1973-07-22) July 22, 1973 (age 53)
PartySocial Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2001-2002, 2008-2012)
People's Party for Reform (2002-2003)
Uri Party (2003-2007)
Grand Unified Democratic New Party (2007-2008)
Justice Party (2013-2024)
New Progressive Alliance (2024)
Democratic Alliance of Korea (2024)
Korean name
Hangul
한창민
RRHan Changmin
MRHan Ch'angmin

Han Chang-min (Korean: 한창민, 22 July 1973) is a South Korean politician serving as a member of the 22nd National Assembly.[1] He is the inaugural floor leader and party leader of the Social Democratic Party.[2]

History

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He became active as a member of the Roh Moo-hyun Supporters' Association National Primary Election Campaign Committee starting in 2002.[3] In 2005 he became the Director of the "Solidarity for Participatory Politics."[3] He later became operations team leader for the Bongha Project Headquarters at the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.[4] In 2021, he served as the Head of the Management Planning at the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.[5]

He was appointed chairman of the preparatory committee for the Daejeon City Chapter of the Progressive Justice Party[6], and later the inaugural chairman of the Justice Party's Daejeon City Chapter.[7][citation needed] He served as a spokesperson for the Justice Party[8] and as its deputy chairman from 2017 to 2019.[9] He was a member of the "New Progress" faction of the party, some of whom had originally belonged to the People's Participation Party.[10]

In the 22nd National Assembly election held in 2024, he ran as a representative of the Democratic Alliance of Korea and was assigned the 10th spot on the proportional representation list.[11] Following the election results, he secured a seat as a member of the 22nd National Assembly.[1][11] After the election, he was expelled from the Democratic Alliance of Korea and returned to his original party, the Social Democratic Party.[12]

Election history

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YearElectionNumberOfficeConstituencyPartyVotesVote sharePositionResultComparison
2014Local elections6thMayorDaejeon Metropolitan CityJustice Party11,3461.76%3rdLost6th local elections
2020Legislative election21stNational AssemblyProportional representationJustice Party2,697,9569.67%10th (proportional representation)Not electedLeft the party before succession
2024Legislative election22ndNational AssemblyProportional representationDemocratic Alliance7,567,45926.69%10th (proportional representation)ElectedFirst election

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "대한민국국회". www.assembly.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2026-07-31. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  2. "Lee asks lawmakers not to stir the pot in foreign affairs". Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  3. 1 2 정의당. "[기자회견문] 한창민 대전시장 후보 출마 선언문". justice21.org (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  4. "국회·국회의원 보도자료".
  5. "시민활동 | 노무현 시민센터". www.knowhow.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  6. "<광역단체장 출마예상자>-전국".
  7. "정의당 대전시당 창당대회, 대전시장 후보 한창민 선출". se-cu.com. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  8. 기자, 정용인 (2024-06-24). "한창민 "선배들이 발걸음 멈춘 진보정치의 길 잇겠다"". 주간경향 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  9. "연혁(정의당)". www.justice21.org. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  10. "정치인 한창민 프로필 정보 - 나이 재산 학력 고향 이력 지역구 선거이력 등" (in Korean (South Korea)). 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  11. 1 2 "제22대 국회의원선거 특집 페이지". issue.daum.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  12. "더불어민주연합, 정혜경·전종덕·용혜인·한창민 제명…본래 소속정당으로 복귀". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-16.