Youn Kun-young (Korean윤건영; Hanja尹建永; 26 September 1969), also known as Yun Kun-young,[1] is a South Korean politician representing Guro District of Seoul at the National Assembly starting from 2020. He previously served as state affairs secretary to President Moon Jae-in.[2]

Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, who served as Guro District B constituency representative since 2008, announced she will not seek for re-election. He then resigned from post at the Office of the President in January 2020.[3] As many suspected,[4] He ran for Park's constituency in the 2020 general election.

Youn holds two degrees from Kookmin University - a bachelor's in commerce and a master's in economics.[5]

Electoral history

Election Year Post Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
1st Local Election 1995 Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council Independent 1,964 63.23% Won
2nd Local Election 1998 Member of Seoul Seongbuk District Council Independent 6,114 15.18% Lost
21st General Election 2020 Member of National Assembly from Seoul Guro District B Democratic Party 56,065 57.04% Won

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