Jang Sung-min | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Sogang University |
Political party | People Power |
Other political affiliations |
Democratic (2008-2016) GNUP (2017-2018) Bareunmirae (2018-2020) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장성민 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Seong-min |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏng-min |
Jang Sung-min ( Korean: 장성민; Hanja: 張誠珉; born 5 September 1963) is a South Korean politician. He was formerly the president of the Grand National Unity Party. [1]
Jang was born in Goheung County, South Jeolla Province. He started his political career under former president Kim Dae-jung. He was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Millennium Democratic Party in 2000 but lost in 2002 due to his violation of election law. [2]
In 2012, he became one of the hosts of the television show Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank. [3]
While he was working at Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank, he was involved in controversies about reporting that the Gwangju Uprising was supported by North Korea. [4] Although he denied it, the controversy was taken seriously. [4]
He declared that he would run for the upcoming presidential election as a member of People's Party. [3] He registered to enter for the party, however, the party rejected his bid. [5] Because of that, he was forced to create a new party with the name of Grand National Unity Party.[ citation needed]
After GNUP was dissolved, in March 2018, he entered to Bareunmirae Party. [6]
Jang Sung-min | |
---|---|
Born | |
Alma mater | Sogang University |
Political party | People Power |
Other political affiliations |
Democratic (2008-2016) GNUP (2017-2018) Bareunmirae (2018-2020) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장성민 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Seong-min |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏng-min |
Jang Sung-min ( Korean: 장성민; Hanja: 張誠珉; born 5 September 1963) is a South Korean politician. He was formerly the president of the Grand National Unity Party. [1]
Jang was born in Goheung County, South Jeolla Province. He started his political career under former president Kim Dae-jung. He was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Millennium Democratic Party in 2000 but lost in 2002 due to his violation of election law. [2]
In 2012, he became one of the hosts of the television show Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank. [3]
While he was working at Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank, he was involved in controversies about reporting that the Gwangju Uprising was supported by North Korea. [4] Although he denied it, the controversy was taken seriously. [4]
He declared that he would run for the upcoming presidential election as a member of People's Party. [3] He registered to enter for the party, however, the party rejected his bid. [5] Because of that, he was forced to create a new party with the name of Grand National Unity Party.[ citation needed]
After GNUP was dissolved, in March 2018, he entered to Bareunmirae Party. [6]