Kim Young-choon is a South Korean former politician serving as the Secretary-General of the National Assembly from June 2020.
26 Facts About Kim Young-choon
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Kim Young-choon was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Oceans and Fisheries and a three-term parliamentarian.
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Kim Young-choon was educated at Sungji Primary School, Busan Kaesong Secondary School and Busan East High School.
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Kim Young-choon enrolled for undergraduate studies in English language at Korea University as a top student in 1981.
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In 1984, while attending at Korea University, Kim was elected the President of the Student Council.
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Kim Young-choon was briefly detained for occupying the-then ruling Democratic Justice Party headquarter.
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Kim Young-choon joined the Council for the Promotion of Democracy in late 1980s, where he met the-then Chairman of the United Democratic Party Kim Young-choon Young-sam.
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Kim Young-choon was appointed the Secretary to the President for Political Affairs of the Blue House following the victory of the ex-UDP Chairman in 1992 presidential election.
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Kim Young-choon defeated the former Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports Kim Do-hyun, but lost to the NCNP candidate Kim Sang-woo.
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Kim Young-choon was elected to the National Assembly under the Grand National Party banner at the 2000 election.
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In July 2003, following the election of Roh Moo-hyun Kim Young-choon withdrew from the GNP, criticising the GNP for "returning back to the DJP".
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Kim Young-choon then joined the newly formed ruling Uri Party and was re-elected in 2004 election.
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Kim Young-choon returned to politics by joining the Democratic Party after being nominated Vice President by the party president Sohn Hak-kyu.
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On 26 February 2014, Kim Young-choon launched his bid for Busan mayorship prior to the 2014 local elections.
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Kim Young-choon was confirmed as the NPAD candidate but abandoned his candidacy and endorsed the independent candidate Oh Keo-don in order to beat the ruling Saenuri's Suh Byung-soo.
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In 2016 election, Kim Young-choon was again selected as the MP candidate for Busanjin 1st constituency.
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On 30 May 2017, Kim Young-choon was nominated the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries by the newly elected President Moon Jae-in.
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Kim Young-choon met some bereaved families and promised to solve the problem as soon as possible.
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Kim Young-choon praised the Government's decision and urged the cooperation between the Ministry and the Coast Guard.
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On 8 May 2018, approximately a year later the inauguration of the President Moon, Kim Young-choon was chosen as the best minister of the Government.
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Kim Young-choon was replaced by Moon Seong-hyeok on 3 April 2019.
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On 26 November 2019, Kim Young-choon showed his intention to run for the 2022 presidential election, citing an example of the former Oceans and Fisheries Minister Roh Moo-hyun who later became the President.
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Since then, Kim Young-choon has been considered again as the potential candidate of the Democratic Party.
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On 12 January 2021, Kim Young-choon officially launched his bid for Busan mayorship at Nameless Diary, a complex cultural space in Yeongdo.
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Kim Young-choon subsequently conceded his defeat, although the official result had not been announced yet.
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On 21 March 2022, Kim Young-choon made an announcement to retire from politics on his Facebook.