Yong Hye-in

Yong Hye-in (Korean: 용혜인, born 12 April 1990) is a South Korean civil society activist and politician. She was one of the main proponents of the silent march campaign, Stay Where You Are, that originated in an announcement made during the Sinking of MV Sewol in 2014.[1][2]

Yong Hye-in
용혜인
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional
Personal details
Born (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990
Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyBasic Income Party
Other political
affiliations
Platform (2020)
Labor (2013–2019)
New Progressive (2010–2013)
Alma materKyung Hee University
ReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name : Theodora)
Websiteyonghyein.kr
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYong Hye-in
McCune–ReischauerYong Hye-in

Life

Election results

General elections

YearConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
2016PR (1st)Labor Party91,705 (0.38%)Defeated
2020PR (5th)Platform Party[lower-alpha 1]9,307,112 (33.35%)Elected

See also

References

References

  1. Originally a member of the Basic Income Party but ran under the Platform Party banner. She was expelled from the party on 12 May 2020 in order to return to her original party.
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