Kim Sung-tae
Kim Sung-tae | |
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김성태 | |
Chairman of the Hong Jun-pyo | |
Succeeded by | Kim Byong-joon (interim) |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 30 May 2008 | |
Preceded by | Noh Hyun-song |
Constituency | Gangseo B (Seoul) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | 23 May 1958
Political party | Liberty Korea |
Spouse | Heo Deok-soon |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Hanyang University |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김성태 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seongtae |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏngt'ae |
Kim Sung-tae (Korean: 김성태; Hanja: 金聖泰; born May 23, 1958) is a South Korean politician who was a labor activist.
Early life and career
Kim Sung-tae was born on 9 July 1958 in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. He worked as a labor activist in the Federation of Korean Trade Unions as a young man.
Political career
He was elected in the
Millennium Democratic Party and the Uri Party, and joined the conservative Grand National Party for the first time in 2008. Then, he ran for the 2008 legislative election
and won.
After the
Hong Jun-pyo
resigned his party leadership, he assumed the acting leader.
References
- ^ "[속보] 새누리당 비박계 "35명 탈당, 27일 결행"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "[속보]바른정당 비유승민계 13명 탈당···"친북 좌파세력 집권은 막아야"". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2 May 2017.
External links
- Kim Sung-tae on Facebook
- Kim Sung-tae on Twitter
- Kim Sung-tae's blog