Jin Sun-mee

Jin Sun-mee
진선미
Minister of Gender Equality and Family
In office
21 September 2018 – 8 September 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byChung Hyun-back
Succeeded byLee Jung-ok
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2016
ConstituencySeoul Gangdong A
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1967-05-14) 14 May 1967
Sunchang County, South Korea
PartyDemocratic
Alma materSungkyunkwan University (LLB)
Korean name
Hangul
진선미
Hanja
陳善美
RRJin Seonmi
MRChin Sŏnmi

Jin Sun-mee (Korean: 진선미; born 14 May 1967) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family under President Moon Jae-in. She is also a three-term parliamentarian previously via proportional representation and now representing the district that was dictated by male politicians and opposition parties.

Before entering politics she worked for the rights of the marginalised people as an attorney at law. She was one of lawyers leading the case for the repeal of the patriarchal Hoju (family head) system.[1]

After becoming a member of the National Assembly, one of her main legislative agendas was on reforming law enforcement agencies and national intelligence service - preventing them from violating civil rights of citizens. She was a spokesperson of the first presidential campaign of current President Moon Jae-in in 2012. She became widely known when she filibustered for nine hours against controversial anti-terror bill in February 2016. Before appointed to the minister, she was the first female senior deputy floor leader of a ruling party.[2]

In 2020, Jin was elected as the chair of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, which oversees the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korail, and related agencies.[3] Appointments to this committee are widely sought after, as its members have significant influence over the allocation of funding for local social overhead capital (SOC) projects.[4] In November 2020, Jin was appointed to lead her party's task force reviewing housing policies, including a proposal to establish a new ministry dedicated to public housing.[5][6][7]

Electoral history

Election Year District Party affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
19th National Assembly General Election 2012 Proportional Representation (5th) Democratic United Party 7,777,123 36.45% Elected
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Seoul Gangdong A Democratic Party 54,159 44.79% Won
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Seoul Gangdong A Democratic Party 80,361 51.50% Won
22nd National Assembly General Election 2024 Seoul Gangdong A Democratic Party 73,791 50.12% Won

Personal life

She completed primary and secondary education in her hometown of Sunchang County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. She is the most heavily indebted member of the Cabinet and her party due to her husband's debt.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Minister of Gender Equality and Family".
  2. ↑ 진선미 의원, 첫 여당 여성 원내수석부대표. 열린순창 (in Korean). 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  3. ↑ 민주당 32년만의 상임위원장 '싹쓸이'…상임위 일제 가동(종합). News1 (in Korean). 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. ↑ 의원들이 선호하는 희망상임위 1위 국토위, 계류 중인 건축 관련 법안 통과는?. 대한건축사협회 건축사신문 (in Korean). 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. ↑ UPI뉴스 (2020-11-05). "與, 미래주거추진단 발족…이낙연 "주택·지역개발부 신설 검토"". UPI뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  6. ↑ 고, 동욱 (2020-10-27). "與미래주거추진단 내달 가동…"주택정책 패러다임 바꾸겠다"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  7. ↑ "이낙연 "주택·지역개발부 신설 검토"…국토부 한계 보완(종합)". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  8. ↑ [재산공개]진선미 여가부 장관, 빚 13억8600만원…공직자 재산 최저 [Minister Jin debt of 13billion Won lowest among cabinet] (in Korean).
  9. ↑ 민주당 김병관 재산 4435억원 1위…진선미 -13억 '꼴찌' [Democratic Party Kim richest...Jin the least] (in Korean).
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