Kim Jae-yeon (politician)

Kim Jae-yeon
김재연
Leader of the Progressive Party
Assumed office
15 June 2024
Preceded byYoon Hee-suk
In office
20 June 2020 – 31 July 2022
Preceded byLee Sang-kyu
Succeeded byYoon Hee-suk
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2012 – 19 December 2014
ConstituencyProportional
Personal details
Born (1980-10-30) 30 October 1980
Daegu, South Korea
Political partyProgressive
Other political
affiliations
DLP (2006–2011)
UPP (2011–2014)
PUP (2016–2017)
Minjung (2017–2020)
Spouse(s)
Choi Ho-hyun
(m. 2010; died 2023)
Alma materHankuk University of Foreign Studies
OccupationActivist, politician

Kim Jae-yeon (Korean: 김재연; born 30 October 1980) is a South Korean politician and former activist. She was the Leader of the Progressive Party from 2020 to 2022. She was also the former Member of the National Assembly from 2012 to 2014. She was the Progressive Party nominee for President of South Korea in the 2022 presidential election and again in the 2025 snap presidential election.[1]

References

  1. 김채운 (2025-04-08). "진보당 김재연 대선 출마 선언 "국힘 해체, 내란 세력 완전 제압"". 한겨레 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-13.