Chin Young is a South Korean politician in the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, and a former member of the National Assembly representing Yongsan, Seoul.
12 Facts About Chin Young
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Chin Young was formerly a member of the conservative Saenuri Party, and served as the first Minister of Health and Welfare in the Park Geun-hye administration from March to September 2013.
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Chin Young served as a judge on the Seoul Southern District Court from 1980 to 1981, and worked as a private lawyer from 1981 to 2007.
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Chin Young was first elected to the 17th National Assembly in 2004.
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Chin Young was re-elected twice more in 2008 and 2012 as a member of the conservative Saenuri Party.
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Chin Young was the Minister of Health and Welfare in Park Geun-hye administration.
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Chin Young resigned six months after his appointment due to the administration's refusal to fulfil an election pledge to provide an additional monthly allowance for elderly citizens.
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Later, in May 2014, Chin Young voiced his disapproval that he had not been allowed "to leave quietly".
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In March 2016, Chin Young was one of a number of Saenuri heavyweights who were denied party nominations for the April 13 parliamentary election.
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Chin Young left the party in response, and joined the opposition Minjoo Party.
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At a press conference with Minjoo leader Kim Chong-in announcing his defection, Chin Young stated that he "cherished true party politics, not party factionalism masterminded by a certain person", and that he had joined the Minjoo Party to "fight against authoritarianism to restore democracy".
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Chin Young's comment was interpreted as an attack on Park Geun-hye.