1. Kim Chong-in is a South Korean economist and politician.
15 Facts About Kim Chong-in
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Kim Chong-in was the interim chairman of the Minjoo Party of Korea from January to August 2016 and a member-elect of the National Assembly on the party's proportional list since the April 2016 parliamentary election.
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Kim Chong-in was previously a member of the Assembly from 1981 to 1988,1992 to 1994, and 2004 to 2008, each time elected by party list.
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Kim Chong-in served as Minister of Health and Social Affairs under President Roh Tae-woo from 1989 to 1990.
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Kim Chong-in was professor at Sogang University, and board chairman of KB Kookmin Bank, the largest private bank of Korea.
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Kim Chong-in spent his early political career in the Democratic Justice Party of Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, and followed the party when it merged with two other conservative parties to form the Democratic Liberal Party in 1990.
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Kim Chong-in remained in the party's successors, becoming an assemblyman for the Grand National Party in 2004 and subsequently a campaign and economic advisor to President Park Geun-hye.
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Kim Chong-in served as chairman of the Saenuri Party's Special Committee to Promote People's Happiness during Park's campaign, promoting economic democratization and the party's business-friendly image.
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Kim Chong-in was later marginalized by Park, and separated from the president and her economic cabinet, for reasons which are in dispute.
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Kim Chong-in faced calls to resign over the process, but decided to stay on as leader, pledging to continue reforming the party.
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Kim Chong-in consolidated his control over the Democratic Party with the favorable 2016 election result.
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Kim Chong-in left the Democratic Party following greater disagreement with Moon Jae-in in March 2017.
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Kim Chong-in announced his independent candidacy in the 2017 South Korean presidential election to oppose Moon Jae-in in April 2017 after leaving the Democratic Party.
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Kim Chong-in dropped out a week later calling for a need of a coalition government.
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Kim Chong-in then supported the minor centrist People's Party presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo in the presidential election, agreeing to lead Ahn's campaign panel that supports a "reformist" government.