Kang Gi-yun

Kang Gi-yun
강기윤
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2020 – 24 May 2024
Preceded byYeo Yeong-gug
Succeeded byHeo Seong-moo
ConstituencySeongsan, Changwon (South Gyeongsang)
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
Preceded byKwon Young-ghil
Succeeded byRoh Hoe-chan
ConstituencySeongsan, Changwon (South Gyeongsang)
Personal details
Born (1960-06-04) 4 June 1960
Changwon, South Korea
PartyPeople Power
Alma materChangwon National University
Korean name
Hangul
강기윤
Hanja
姜起潤
RRGang Giyun
MRKang Kiyun

Kang Gi-yun (Korean: 강기윤; born 4 June 1960) is a South Korean politician who is member of the National Assembly. He was a member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council from 2002 to 2007.[1]

Life

Kang Gi-yun was born on 4 June 1960 in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. He served as CEO of a metal industry company and also worked as a civil servant in Changwon City Government and South Gyeongsang Provincial Government.

Later, he joined the Grand National Party and won the 2002 local elections as a member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council. He ran in the Changwon B in the 2008 legislative election, but was defeated by Kwon Young-ghil of the Democratic Labor Party. Then he ran again for the next election and won the election for the first time. He ran for re-election in the 2016 legislative election, but was defeated by Roh Hoe-chan of the Justice Party. In July 2018, the death of Roh Hoe-chan led to by-election in Seongsan District, Changwon, where he ran again.[2]

Election results

General elections

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Results
200818th National Assembly General ElectionChangwon B (South Gyeongsang)GNP39,667 (44.66%)Defeated
201219th National Assembly General ElectionChangwon Seongsan (South Gyeongsang)Saenuri52,502 (49.04%)Won
201620th National Assembly General ElectionChangwon Seongsan (South Gyeongsang)Saenuri48,336 (40.21%)Defeated
20192019 By-electionChangwon Seongsan (South Gyeongsang)LKP42,159 (45.21%)Defeated
202021st National Assembly General ElectionChangwon Seongsan (South Gyeongsang)UFP61,782 (47.30%)Won
202422nd National Assembly General ElectionChangwon Seongsan (South Gyeongsang)PPP66,507 (45.70%)Defeated

Local elections

Mayor of Changwon

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
20269th Iocal ElectionChangwon
(Mayoral Elections)
PPP267,359 (49.32%)Won

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
20023rd Iocal ElectionChangwon 4thGNP23,914 (59.39%)Won
20064th Iocal ElectionChangwon 4thGNP28,580 (57.17%)Won

References

  1. ↑ "[4ㆍ3 후보 인터뷰] 강기윤 "민주ㆍ정의 단일화? 이번엔 안 속는다 안 캅니까"". Herald Economic Newspaper (in Korean). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ↑ 보선 D-1…지지층 결집 사활건 창원성산 후보들 "한표라도 더". Yonhap (in Korean). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.