Park Young-sun
| Park Young-sun | |
|---|---|
| 박영선 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
|
Assumed office 30 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Han-gil |
| Constituency | Seoul Guro B |
|
In office 30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 January 1960 Changnyeong, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Korea |
| Children | 1 son |
| Alma mater |
Kyung Hee University Sogang University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박영선 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 朴映宣 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Yeongseon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Yŏngsŏn |
Park Young-sun (born January 22, 1960) is a South Korean politician.
Early career
Park received a bachelor's degree in geography from Kyung Hee University. She is a member of the National Assembly and was the elected floor leader of New Politics Alliance for Democracy between May and October 2014.[1]
Career
Park was a MBC TV reporter[2] before becoming a politician in 2004. In 2014, she was elected the first female floor leader of a major opposition party in Korea.[3]
Park crafted "The Specific Criminal Profits Forfeiture Bill" which is so-called "Lee Hak-soo bill" on February 16, 2015. She said that she had promoted the bill to confiscate illegal profits in an effort to realize "social justice."
Park is widely known as an anti-gay politician. At a February 2016 National Breakfast Prayer meeting Park referred to LGBT rights as “against nature and against God,” vowing to oppose any future legislation that would protect sexual minorities from discrimination. In 2016 she placed first on the Rainbow Vote list of 22 most homophobic politicians.
References
- ↑ "[Newsmaker] NPAD interim leader headed for choppy waters". The Korea Herald. August 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Sharp-tongued TV anchor moves into politics". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rep. Park elected first female floor leader of major opposition party [date=8 May 2014". Retrieved 3 October 2015.
External links
- Official website (Korean)