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| party = [[Justice Party (South Korea)|Justice Party]]
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| term_start = 30 January 2000
| term_end = 12 July 2004
| predecessor = ''Party Established''
| successor = [[Kim Hae-kyung]]
| office1 = Member of the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Seongsan District]] ([[Changwon]])
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| term_end1 = 29 May 2012
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| successor1 = [[Kang Ki-youn]]
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'''Kwon Young-ghil''' ({{ko-hhrm|권영길}}; born November 5, 1941, in [[Yamaguchi Prefecture]], [[Japan]]) is a [[South Korea]]n [[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 (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]].
'''Kwon Young-ghil''' ({{ko-hhrm|권영길}}; born 5 November 1941) is a South Korean politician, journalist, and trade unionist. He was a founding member of the [[People's Victory 21]] and [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]].


== Life ==
== Life ==
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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]].<ref name="kbss">[http://rki.kbs.co.kr/english/event/election_2007/sub_03c_01.htm Kwon Young-ghil]</ref> 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 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]].<ref name="kbss">[http://rki.kbs.co.kr/english/event/election_2007/sub_03c_01.htm Kwon Young-ghil]</ref> 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 (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]], and is currently a member of the [[National Assembly of South Korea|National Assembly]]. Kwon is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name="kbss"/> In 2000 to 2009 he was the head of the [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]].
He was the President of [[left-wing]] [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]], and was a member of the 17th and 18th [[National Assembly of South Korea|National Assembly]]. Kwon is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name="kbss"/> In 2000 to 2004 he was the head of the [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]]. He was the party's presidential nominee in the [[South Korean Presidential Election, 2002|2002]] and [[2007 South Korean presidential election|2007]] presidential election. After losing his bid for the governorship of the [[South Gyeongsang Province]] in 2012, and in the midst of the political scandal in the broader progressive movement in South Korea, Kwon declared his intention to retire from the frontline party politics.


Since 2013, Kwon has been a president of "Kwon Young-gil and a Better Livelihood" (권영길과 나아지는 살림살이), a think-tank that promotes and supports various progressive causes. Kwon urged people to vote for the [[Justice Party (South Korea)|Justice Party]] in the [[2016 South Korean legislative election|2016]] South Korean legislative election, and actively supported [[Sim Sang-jung]]'s candidacy in the [[2017 South Korean presidential election|2017]] South Korean presidential election.
==See also==
* [[List of Korea-related topics]]
* [[Politics of South Korea]]
* [[Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)]]
* [[People's victory 21]]


==External links==
== See also ==
* [[Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)]]
* [http://www.rokps.or.kr/profile_result_ok.asp?num=2302 Kwon Young-ghil:South Korea National Assemblys] {{ko}}
* [[Politics of South Korea]]
* [http://www.ghil.net/ Kwon Young-ghil] {{ko}}
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* [http://www.kdlp.org/ 민주노동당 홈페이지] {{ko}}


==References==
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://archive.today/20121227225224/http://www.rokps.or.kr/profile_result_ok.asp?num=2302 Kwon Young-ghil:South Korea National Assemblys] {{in lang|ko}}
* [http://www.ghil.net/ Kwon Young-ghil] {{in lang|ko}}
* [http://www.kdlp.org/ 민주노동당 홈페이지] {{in lang|ko}}


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Latest revision as of 20:54, 20 March 2024

Kwon Young-ghil
권영길
Chairman of the Democratic Labor Party
In office
30 January 2000 – 12 July 2004
Preceded byParty Established
Succeeded byKim Hae-kyung
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2012
Preceded byLee Ju-yeong
Succeeded byKang Ki-youn
ConstituencySeongsan District (Changwon)
Personal details
Born (1941-11-05) 5 November 1941 (age 82)
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Political partyJustice Party
Other political
affiliations
People's Victory 21 (1997-2000)
Democratic Labor Party (2000–11)
Unified Progressive Party (2011–12)
SpouseKang Jie-yeun
Alma materSeoul National University
ReligionRoman Catholic(Christian Name : Charles)
Korean name
Hangul
권영길
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGweon Yeonggil
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Yŏnggil

Kwon Young-ghil (Korean권영길; born 5 November 1941) is a South Korean politician, journalist, and trade unionist. He was a founding member of the People's Victory 21 and Democratic Labour Party.

Life

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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 was a member of the 17th and 18th National Assembly. Kwon is a Roman Catholic.[1] In 2000 to 2004 he was the head of the Democratic Labour Party. He was the party's presidential nominee in the 2002 and 2007 presidential election. After losing his bid for the governorship of the South Gyeongsang Province in 2012, and in the midst of the political scandal in the broader progressive movement in South Korea, Kwon declared his intention to retire from the frontline party politics.

Since 2013, Kwon has been a president of "Kwon Young-gil and a Better Livelihood" (권영길과 나아지는 살림살이), a think-tank that promotes and supports various progressive causes. Kwon urged people to vote for the Justice Party in the 2016 South Korean legislative election, and actively supported Sim Sang-jung's candidacy in the 2017 South Korean presidential election.

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References

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