Yoo Jung-ju
유정주
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Personal details
Born (1975-12-13) 13 December 1975
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSangmyung University
Dongguk University

Yoo Jung-ju (Korean: 유정주; Hanja: 兪訂炷; born 13 December 1975) is a South Korean animator currently serving as a Democratic member of National Assembly.

Yoo runs the animator company Gotagi (Korean: 꽃다지) and previously led the Korea Animation Industry Association. In the 2020 general election, she was recruited by Platform Party as part of its efforts to prioritise representatives of the civil societies and industries for its proportional representation list. She was placed as the number 10 on the list and her nomination was welcomed by animation industry trade unions.[1]

She was also the member of Presidential Council on Intellectual Property chaired by then Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon.

Yoo is a daughter of Yoo Sung-woong[2] who produced popular animation films in 1980s[3]

Yoo holds two degrees in film studies - a bachelor from Sangmyung University and a master's from Dongguk University. She also completed a doctorate programme at Dongguk University.[4]

Electoral history

Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Proportional representation Platform Party 9,307,112 33.3% Won

References

  1. ↑ ""유정주 비례후보, 콘텐츠 산업 위한 입법 활동 기대"". 아이러브캐릭터 (in Korean). 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  2. ↑ "KMDb - 한국영화데이터베이스". www.kmdb.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. ↑ 김, 지혜 (12 January 2012). "아빠의 오랜 친구 <1989년작 '머털도사'>'우리의 도사님'으로 돌아온다!". 조선에듀.
  4. ↑ "전산원소개 - 동국대전산원 > 영화영상학부 > 영화영상제작학과". www.ducsi.ac.kr. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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