Kim Jung-hwa (politician)

Kim Jung-hwa (Korean: 김정화, born 19 January 1979) is a South Korean politician, currently serving as a co-President of the Minsaeng Party since 2020.

Kim Jung-hwa
김정화
Kim Jung-hwa is briefing about Cho Kuk scandal.
President of the Minsaeng Party
In office 24 February 2020 – 28 May 2020 serving with Yu Sung-yup from 24 March 2020 to 20 April 2020 served with Park Joo-hyun until 23 March 2020
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Born	(1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
Citizenship	South Korean
Political party	Minsaeng Party
Other political affiliations	DUP (2012-2013) NPAD (2014-2015) PP (2016-2018) Bareunmirae (2018-2020)
Alma mater	Yonsei University Kookmin University
Occupation	Politician

Born in 1979, Kim holds a bachelor's degree in law from Yonsei University,[1] as well as a master's degree in feminist politics of Kookmin University.[2] She entered to politics when she was brought as a female specialist to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in 2012.[1][2] She quit the party due to her objection towards pro-Moon Jae-in faction of the party.[2] She then became closer to Ahn Cheol-soo, who later formed the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) in which she also joined.[2]

In 2016, Kim joined the People's Party formed by Ahn and again the Bareunmirae Party (BMP) in 2018.[2] After Ahn lost at Seoul mayorship election, she soon became closer to Sohn Hak-kyu who later elected as the party President.[1][2] Under Sohn's leadership, Kim served as the party's spokeswomen.[1][2] In 2020, though Ahn came back to politics with establishing his new party, People Party, she decided to remain within BMP.[2]

The BMP soon brought a decision to be merged with the New Alternatives (NA) and the Party for Democracy and Peace (PDP) in order to form the Minsaeng Party.[3] Kim was nominated by Sohn as one of the PPL's co-Presidents, along with Yu Sung-yup (NA) and Park Joo-hyun (PDP).[2]