Kwon Young-ghil
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Kwon Young-ghil | |
Hangul | 권영길 |
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Hanja | 權永吉 |
Revised Romanization | Gwon Yeonggil |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Yŏnggil |
Kwon Young-ghil (Korean: 권영길; born November 5, 1941, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) is a South Korean politician, journalist, human rights activist, and workers' rights activist. He was a founding member of the People's Victory 21 party and Democratic Labour Party.
Life
Kwon was born in Japan, before returning to Korea. His father Kwon Wu-hyun(권우현) was a member of left-wing nationalists movements. In Kwon's early years worked at Daehan Ilbo (대한일보, 大韓日報) and Seoul Shinmun as a journalist and newsman. From 1980 to 1987, he was a Seoul Shinmun correspondent in Paris, France.
He has a Bachelor's degree in sericulture from Seoul National University (1969). Before turning to politics, he led several labour organizations including Korean Federation of Press Unions and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.[1] In 1996 and 1997 he was Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU, 전국민주노동조합총연맹; 全國民主勞動組合總聯盟).
He was the President of left-wing Democratic Labour Party, and is currently a member of the National Assembly. Kwon is a Roman Catholic.[1] In 2000 to 2009 he was the head of the Democratic Labour Party.
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- Politics of South Korea
- Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)
- People's victory 21
External links
- Kwon Young-ghil:South Korea National Assemblys Template:Ko
- Kwon Young-ghil Template:Ko
- 민주노동당 홈페이지 Template:Ko
References
- 1941 births
- South Korean journalists
- Workers' rights activists
- Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
- South Korean human rights activists
- South Korean Roman Catholics
- Democratic Labor Party (South Korea) politicians
- Korean trade unionists
- Seoul National University alumni
- Kyungnam High School alumni
- Living people
- Korean nationalists
- South Korean politician stubs