Youn Kun-young

South Korean politician (born 1969)

Youn Kun-young

윤건영
Member of the National Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded by| Park Young-sun
Constituency| Seoul Guro B
Secretary to the President for State Affairs Planning
In office
May 2017 – 6 January 2020
President| Moon Jae-in
Preceded by| Position established
Succeeded by| Lee Jin-seok
Secretary to the President for Political Affairs Planning
In office
March 2003 – February 2008
President| Roh Moo-hyun
Personal details
Born|  (1969-09-26) 26 September 1969 (age 55)
Busan, South Korea
Political party| Democratic
Alma mater| Kookmin University
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In this Korean name, the family name is  Youn.

Youn Kun-young (Korean: 윤건영; Hanja: 尹建永; 26 September 1969), also known as Yun Kun-young,[1] is a South Korean politician representing Guro District of Seoul at the National Assembly starting from 2020. He previously served as state affairs secretary to President Moon Jae-in.[2]

Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, who served as Guro District B constituency representative since 2008, announced she will not seek for re-election. He then resigned from post at the Office of the President in January 2020.[3] As many suspected,[4] He ran for Park's constituency in the 2020 general election.

Youn holds two degrees from Kookmin University \- a bachelor's in commerce and a master's in economics.[5]

## Electoral history

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Election  | Year  | Post  | Party Affiliation  | Votes  | Percentage of votes  | Results

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1st Local Election | 1995  | Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council  | Independent  | 1,964  | 63.23%  | Won
2nd Local Election  | 1998  | Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council  | Independent  | 6,114  | 15.18%  | Lost
21st General Election | 2020  | Member of National Assembly from Seoul Guro District B  | Democratic Party | 56,065  | 57.04%  | Won

## References

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1. ^ "Virus cluster around Seoul call center raises S. Korea alarm". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
2. ^ "[Newsmaker] Former Blue House officials race to enter general elections". The Korea Herald. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
3. ^ 김, 여솔 (2020-01-03). 박영선·진영·김현미·유은혜, 오늘 총선 불출마 공식 선언. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
4. ^ 박영선 가고 윤건영 오나···女장관 3인 떠난 자리 누가채울까. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
5. ^ 윤건영 :: 네이버 인물검색. people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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