Lee Soo-jin (Korean: 이수진; Hanja: 李壽珍; born 14 May 1969) is a South Korean labour activist-turned politician currently serving as a Democratic member of National Assembly.
Lee Soo-jin | |
|---|---|
| 이수진 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2020 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1969 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Sahmyook Health University Yonsei University |
Career
editBefore entering politics in 2012, Lee was a nurse and trade unionist. From 2010 to 2014, Lee was the deputy head of Seoul's division of Federation of Korean Trade Unions and head of its women's committee. From 2011 to 2017 she led the trade union of the most famous hospital brand in Korea, Yonsei Severance Hospitals.[1]
From 2012 she has taken numerous roles in her party and its succeeding parties such as its deputy spokesperson, deputy chair of its women's committee and senior deputy chair of its labor committee. In 2018 she became the member of its Supreme Council.[2]
In the 2016 general election, she was placed as the number 21 on her party's proportional representation list. In the 2020 general election, she was placed as its number 3.[3] However, following her party's decision to create proportional representation-only sister party, Platform Party, she was re-placed as the number 13.[4]
Education
editLee holds two degrees - a bachelor in nursing from now-Sahmyook Health University College and a MPP from Yonsei University. She is currently taking a doctorate programme in administration at Myongji University.[1]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Year | District | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th National Assembly General Election | 2016 | Proportional representation | Democratic Party | 6,069,744 | 25.54% | Lost |
| 21st National Assembly General Election | 2020 | Proportional representation | Platform Party | 9,307,112 | 33.3% | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b 이수진 :: 네이버 인물검색. people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ [더불어민주당 노동부문 비례대표 후보 이수진 최고위원] "더불어민주당 표 노동정책 제대로 만들어 노동자 희망 주겠다" - 매일노동뉴스. www.labortoday.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ 더민주 비례, 이수진 3번·박명숙 13번·이상이 14번. www.medifonews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "MEDI:GATE NEWS : 12년 만에 간호사 출신 후보 2명 '21대 국회 입성'". medigatenews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-14.