Jun Hee-kyung (Korean: 전희경, born 9 October 1975) is a South Korean conservative[1] politician who is a member of the National Assembly from right-wing Liberty Korea Party (LKP) since 2016. Before joining the politics, she was the secretary-general of Centre for Free Economics.[2][3]
Jun Hee-kyung | |
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전희경 | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Proportional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1975 Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Liberty Korea Party |
| Other political affiliations | Saenuri Party (2016–2017) |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editJun was born in Seongbuk District, Seoul[3] but grown up and educated in Uijeongbu after her father's business failure.[1] According to her, she was an introvert and liked to think about something during this time.[1] She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from Ewha Womans University.[2]
She served as the policy director of Citizens United for Better Society[3] from 2006 to 2012,[1] policy team leader of Korea Economic Research Institute from 2012 to 2014, and the secretary-general of Centre for Free Economics[3] (then Centre for Free Enterprise) from 2014 to 2016. She also represented Saenuri Party (then Liberty Korea Party) during the history textbook controversies in 2015.[3][4]
Prior to 2016 election, Jun was brought into the Saenuri Party.[5][4] She ran 9th in the Saenuri list and elected for the National Assembly.[2][3] During the presidential election in 2017, she was appointed as the spokesperson of the LKP's presidential candidate, Hong Jun-pyo.[3]
She is socially conservative, who opposes same-sex marriage[6][7] and advocates harsher immigration policy.[8]
Controversies
editIn 2016, she faced a criticism regarding with her thesis plagiarism in Ewha University.[2] It was reported that about 79% of her thesis was plagiarised from the others.[2] On 23 March 2017, she gave her degree up.[9]
Jun received another protests after her controversial remarks towards Im Jong-seok.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 보수 '잔 다르크' 국회의원 전희경, 행상 할머니에 울던 소녀가 '피도 눈물도 없는 전사(戰士)'가 되다!. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e [단독] '국정화 전도사' 새누리 비례후보 전희경 '논문 표절'. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g [레이더P] [대선후보 돕는 사람들] 홍준표…당인사+경남도청 인맥 주축. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b '역사교과서 국정화 전도사' 전희경, 새누리 비례대표 후보 신청. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 새누리당, 1차 인재영입 6명 중 5명 '젊은 변호사'. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 해외 반동성애 인사 초청 강연에 자리 깔아 준 국회, '국제적 망신 자초'. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 김이수 이어 김명수…보수야당 '동성애 혐오' 새 색깔론. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 김진태 '전세계 좌파 똘똘 뭉쳐 기존 질서 흔드는 게 난민 문제'. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 전희경 논문표절 인정, 의원직 사퇴는?. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 전희경 "주사파 청와대"에…임종석 "그게 질의인가". 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 전희경-임종석·정의용 충돌…"주사파 靑 장악" vs "매우 유감". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.