Sohn Hye-won (Korean: 손혜원; born on February 15, 1955) is a brand designer[1][2] and politician[3][4][unreliable source?] in South Korea. While working as a brand designer, she created names and logos for several famous brands, including Innisfree, TVING, Chamisul and others. She entered politics and served as a member of the 20th National Assembly.[5]
| Sohn Hye-won | |
| Hangul | 손혜원 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Son Hyewon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Son Hyewŏn |
Biography
editShe was born in Seoul in 1955 as the daughter of Son Yong-woo, an independence activist who involved in communist activities at Communist Party of Korea.[6] After graduating from the Hongik University in 1977, she got a job as a designer in the planning department of Hyundai Corporation, temporary worked at a company called Design Focus, and co-founded Crosspoint, a design branding company, in 1986. She was invited to become the head of public relations at the New Politics Alliance for Democracy in 2015.[7] She runs for the 2016 South Korean legislative election and elected as a lawmaker. She left the Democratic Party of Korea after requesting an official investigation into the accusations that she made real estate investments under other people's name.[3] In 2024 she involved in the founding of the Pine Tree Party,[4] a party that made by Song Yong-gil former Mayor of Incheon.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Branding expert to open lacquerware museum in November". The Korea Times. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "[Editorial] Now we can only abolish this ridiculous faux "Creative Korea" slogan" (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ a b "Sohn leaves party but calls for investigation". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ a b "Sohn Hye-won, a former lawmaker who headed the campaign committee of the Pine Tree Party led by Song." Maeil Business Newspaper. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ 대한민국국회. www.assembly.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ 보훈처 "손혜원 의원 부친 독립유공자 선정 기준 따라 정상적으로". KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ Hye-ri, Bak Yeong-hwan, Sim (2015-07-27). "Chief of Public Relations Sohn Hye-won's New Image of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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