1. Kim Kyoung-soo is a South Korean politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of South Korea from 2016 to 2018, and as Governor of South Gyeongsang Province from 2018 to 2021, until he was convicted and arrested for opinion rigging.
Kim Kyoung-soo enrolled in Seoul National University in the department of anthropology.
Under the Roh Tae-woo government, Kim Kyoung-soo was sentenced to two years in prison for participating in the democracy movement, but was later released.
Kim Kyoung-soo started his political career aiding lawmaker Shin Kye-ryun in 1994.
Kim Kyoung-soo was elected district lawmaker in 2016 South Korean legislative election.
Kim Kyoung-soo married a junior who studied at Seoul National University together.
Kim Kyoung-soo is considered to be part of the pro-Roh group, along with the former president Moon Jae-in and former South Chungcheong Province governor Ahn Hee-jung.
In 2018, Kim Kyoung-soo was Democratic Party candidate for Governor of South Gyeongsang Province in the 2018 South Korean local elections.
Kim Kyoung-soo narrowly won the election against conservative foe Kim Kyoung-soo Tae-Ho of the Liberty Korea Party.
In 2019, Kim Kyoung-soo was jailed for two years on charges of online-rigging operations of both the first and second order.