Kim Boo-kyum

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National Assembly
In office
30 May 2000 – 29 May 2012
Preceded byLew Seon-ho
Succeeded byLee Hack-young
ConstituencyGunpo
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byLee Hahn-koo
Succeeded byJoo Ho-young
ConstituencySuseong A (Daegu)
Personal details
Born (1958-01-21) 21 January 1958 (age 66)
NPAD (2014–2015)
Alma materSeoul National University (BA)
Yonsei University (MPA)
OccupationActivist, politician
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
김부겸
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Bugyeom
McCune–ReischauerKim Pugyŏm

Kim Boo-kyum (

Grand National Party (GNP) and then, from 2003,[1] the liberal Uri Party and its successors. In the 2016 parliamentary election in Daegu, Kim defeated his Saenuri opponent Kim Moon-soo in a 62.5 per cent landslide, marking the first time a member of a liberal party had been elected in that city since 1985.[2] Kim had earlier stood for mayor of Daegu in the 2014 local elections, and received 40 per cent of the vote, a number seen at the time as unusually large in the conservative stronghold. He stated in 2014 that he hoped to "overcome the barrier of regionalism".[3]

Early life and education

Kim Boo-kyum was born on 21 January 1958 in Sangju, North Gyeongsang.[4] He is the eldest of the one son and three daughters of Kim Young-ryong and Cha Sook-hui.[4] His father, Kim Young-ryong, was just 19 years old when Kim Boo-kyum was born.[5]

Kim was admitted to study political science at

Yushin Constitution in 1977, before being readmitted and expelled again for violating martial law in 1980. He was later reinstated a second time, and received his degree in 1987.[7]

Political career

Early political career

Kim joined politics as one of the founders of the

Shinan,[12] who immediately joined the Peace Democratic Party (PDP) due to the pre-agreement.[13] The HDP was later de-registered.[14]

Following the de-registration of the HDP, Kim joined the Democratic Party that was established by Kim Dae-jung in 1991. He had an intention to run in the 1992 election, but could not become a candidate.[11] He served as the Deputy Spokesperson of the party, however, was arrested on 18 November after it was revealed that Kim received 5,000,000 won (≒ 3,240) from a North Korean spy named Lee Seon-shil during the 1988 election.[9][10] According to Park Jie-won, the then Senior Deputy Spokesperson, Kim borrowed the money from Lee through his mother-in-law, but paid it back after the election.[9] He also indicated that Kim was not related to his party in 1988; he was also told that Kim did not even know that Lee was a spy.[9][10]

Prime Minister (2021-2022)

Nomination

Since prime minister Chung Sye-kyun had the intention to run for the 2022 presidential election, he planned to resign at an unkown date.[15] Several newspapers reported that he would step down after the by-elections on 7 April 2021.[16][17] Despite the knowledge that President Moon Jae-in was reported to prefer a female prime minister, Kim was considered one of the potential candidates for the position.[16][17]

On 15 April, Chung officially submitted his resignation to Moon Jae-in,[18] and it was accepted the next day.[19] The same day, Kim was nominated the new Prime Minister, succeeding Chung.[20] As he was categorised as a "minority" of the Democratic Party, his nomination was regarded as a step to renovate the party that faced a serious defeat in the 2021 by-elections.[21]

On 13 May, 168 out of 176 MPs voted in favour of the appointment of Kim as the Prime Minister.

Central Government Complex in Seoul.[24][25]

Political positions

Kim is considered a

deselection.[29] Commentators named Kim as a potential candidate in the 2017 presidential elections,[3][30]
although he ultimately did not run.

Personal life

Kim's daughter, Yoon Se-in (born Kim Ji-su), is a television actress.[31] Yoon campaigned for Kim in the 2012 parliamentary election[32] and the 2014 mayoral race,[33] but was unable to in 2016.[34]

Election results

General elections

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
1988 Dongjak 1st HDP 3,088 (3.25%) Defeated
1996 Uiwang-Gwacheon
UDP
18,730 (18.02%) Defeated
2000 Gunpo
GNP
46,330 (45.54%) Won
2004 Gunpo Uri 61,419 (49.56%) Won
2008 Gunpo UDP 49,638 (50.82%) Won
2012 Suseong 1st
DUP
46,413 (40.42%) Defeated
2016 Suseong 1st Democratic 84,911 (62.30%) Won
2020 Suseong 1st Democratic 60,462 (39.29%) Defeated

Local elections

Mayor of Daegu

Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2014
NPAD
418,891 (40.33%) Defeated

References

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  2. The Kyunghyang Shinmun
    . 14 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "After Daegu election loss, NPAD's Kim looks to 2016". Korea JoongAng Daily. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "나의 이력, 내가 살아온 길". 25 September 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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  7. ^ "아름다운 도전 '김부겸'...조국 "19대 총선 대구 출마하면 당선"". lawissue (in Korean). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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  13. ^ "민정백25 평민71 민주59 공화35석". 28 April 1988. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  14. ^ "한겨레당 등록취소 법정지구당 미달로". 13 March 1991. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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  16. ^ a b "재보선후 정세균 총리 사퇴… 추가 개각에 전북 인사 포함될까?". 4 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  17. ^ a b "文, 재보선 후 개각 단행...'대선 출마' 정세균 총리 후임에 김부겸·홍남기 하마평". 4 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  18. ^ "정세균 총리, 문 대통령에 사의 표명...내일 총리 포함 개각". 15 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  19. ^ "정세균·변창흠 '사표 수리'…당분간 홍남기·윤성원 대행(종합2보)". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  20. ^ "(4th LD) Kim Boo-kyum, former four-term lawmaker, was nominated as S. Korea's new prime minister". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  21. ^ "총리 후보에 '비주류' 김부겸…5개 부처 장관도 교체". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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  25. ^ "김부겸 총리 취임 "부동산정책 더 이상 실망 안 줄 것…국민통합 매진"". 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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  27. ^ "Call for Reform Unlikely to Rock GNP". The Korea Times. 4 June 2001. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  28. ^ "5 lawmakers leave GNP to form a new reform party". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  29. ^ "DUP hardliners sniff out moderates". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  30. Nikkei Asian Review
    . Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  31. ^ "Celebrities campaign for candidates". The Korea Herald. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  32. ^ "Celebrities Pitch in to Back Candidates in General Elections". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  33. ^ "Celebrities active in South Korean election campaigns". The Korea Times U.S. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  34. ^ "Stars Campaign for Relatives in General Elections". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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Preceded by
Lew Seon-ho
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Succeeded by
Lee Hack-young
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