Jang Sung-min
Born (1963-09-05) September 5, 1963
Goheung, South Jeolla
Alma materSogang University
Political partyPeople Power
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (2008-2016)
GNUP (2017-2018)
Bareunmirae (2018-2020)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Seong-min
McCune–ReischauerChang 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 (left) in Belize with US ambassador Michelle Kwan and the ROK ambassador (2023)

Biography

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]

Controversy

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.

After GNUP was dissolved, in March 2018, he entered to Bareunmirae Party.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "대표인삿말". Grand National Unity Party. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "장성민 의원직 상실". The Hankyoreh. 22 January 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "장성민, 그는 누구?…'DJ정부 비서실 정무비서관'". Top Star News. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "장성민 '5.18 폄훼 발언 한적 없다'". No Cut News. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018 – via Naver News.
  5. ↑ "장성민, 국민의당 입당 거부당해...'5.18 민주화운동 폄훼'". Kookje Shinmun. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "민주당 "바른미래당 장성민 영입, 인재 보는 시각 틀려"".
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