Kim Boo-kyum

Kim Boo-kyum
김부겸
Kim in 2017
47th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
15 May 2021 – 11 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
DeputyYoo Eun-hae
Hong Nam-ki
Preceded byChung Sye-kyun
Hong Nam-ki (acting)
Succeeded byChoo Kyung-ho (acting)
Han Duck-soo
Minister of the Interior and Safety
In office
16 June 2017 – 6 April 2019
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byHong Yoon-shik
Succeeded byChin Young
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2000 – 29 May 2012
Preceded byLew Seon-ho
Succeeded byLee Hack-young
ConstituencyGunpo (Gyeonggi)
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byLee Hahn-koo
Succeeded byJoo Ho-young
ConstituencySuseong A (Daegu)
Personal details
Born (1958-01-21) 21 January 1958
Sangju, South Korea
PartyDemocratic (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations
See list
Alma materSeoul National University (BA)
Yonsei University (MPA)
OccupationActivist, politician
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
김부겸
Hanja
金富謙
RRGim Bugyeom
MRKim Pugyŏm

Kim Boo-kyum (Korean: 김부겸; born 21 January 1958) is a South Korean activist and politician who served as the 47th prime minister of South Korea from 2021 to 2022 under President Moon Jae-in. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he was the minister of the interior and safety from 2017 to 2019.

Early life and education

Kim Boo-kyum was born on 21 January 1958 in Sangju, North Gyeongsang.[1] He is the eldest of the one son and three daughters of Kim Young-ryong and Cha Sook-hui.[1] His father, Kim Young-ryong, was just 19 years old when Kim Boo-kyum was born.[2]

Kim was admitted to study political science at Seoul National University in 1976,[3] but was expelled for taking part in protests against the Yushin Constitution in 1977, before being readmitted and expelled again for violating martial law in 1980. He was later reinstated a second time, and received his degree in 1987.[4]

Political career

Early political career

Kim joined politics as one of the founders of the centre-left Hankyoreh Democratic Party (HDP) in 1988.[5] He ran as the HDP candidate for Dongjak 1st constituency in the 1988 election[6][7] but lost.[8] No candidates were elected, except Park Hyung-oh that contested for Shinan,[9] who immediately joined the Peace Democratic Party (PDP) due to the pre-agreement.[10] The HDP was later de-registered.[11]

Following the de-registration of the HDP, Kim joined the Democratic Party that was established by Kim Dae-jung in 1991. He had an intention to run in the 1992 election, but could not become a candidate.[8] He served as the Deputy Spokesperson of the party, however, was arrested on 18 November after it was revealed that Kim received 5,000,000 won (£3,240) from a North Korean spy named Lee Seon-shil during the 1988 election.[6][7] According to Park Jie-won, the then Senior Deputy Spokesperson, Kim borrowed the money from Lee through his mother-in-law, but paid it back after the election.[6] He also indicated that Kim was not related to his party in 1988; he was also told that Kim did not even know that Lee was a spy.[6][7]

National Assembly (2000–2012, 2016–2020)

Kim was the member of the National Assembly for Gunpo from 2000 to 2012, first for the Grand National Party (GNP) and then, from 2003,[12] the liberal Uri Party and its successors.

In the 2016 parliamentary election in Suseong 1st constituency, Kim defeated his Saenuri opponent Kim Moon-soo in a 62.5 percent landslide, marking the first time a member of a liberal party had been elected in that city since 1985.[13]

Prime Minister (2021–2022)

Kim Boo-kyum
Premiership of Kim Boo-kyum
May 14, 2021 – May 11, 2022
CabinetFull list
PartyDemocratic
SeatSejong City

Nomination

Since prime minister Chung Sye-kyun had the intention to run for the 2022 presidential election, he planned to resign at an unknown date.[14] Several newspapers reported that he would step down after the by-elections on 7 April 2021.[15][16] Despite the knowledge that President Moon Jae-in was reported to prefer a female prime minister, Kim was considered one of the potential candidates for the position.[15][16]

On 15 April, Chung officially submitted his resignation to Moon Jae-in,[17] and it was accepted the next day.[18] The same day, Kim was nominated the new Prime Minister, succeeding Chung.[19] As he was categorised as a "minority" of the Democratic Party, his nomination was regarded as a step to renovate the party that faced a serious defeat in the 2021 by-elections.[20]

On 13 May, 168 out of 176 MPs voted in favour of the appointment of Kim as the Prime Minister.[21][22] The next day, he was sworn in as Prime Minister at the Central Government Complex in Seoul.[23][24]

In the 2016 parliamentary election in Suseong 1st constituency, Kim defeated his Saenuri opponent Kim Moon-soo in a 62.5 percent landslide, marking the first time a member of a liberal party had been elected in that city since 1985.[25]

Daegu mayoral campaigns

Kim unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Daegu in the 2014 local elections and received 40 percent of the vote, a number seen at the time as unusually large in the conservative stronghold. After his election loss, he hoped to "overcome the barrier of regionalism".[26]

In the 2026 South Korean local elections, Kim ran for Mayor of Daegu again. He was endorsed by former mayor Hong Joon-pyo of the People Power Party.[27] Though most pre-election polls had shown the race within a razor-thin margin, People Power Party nominee Choo Kyung-ho ultimately secured 53.92 percent of the vote against Kim's 45.05 percent.[28][29]

Political positions

Kim is considered a centrist.[30] As a member of the Grand National Party he pressed for reform in the party,[31] and when he defected from the party in 2003 he cited the need "to unify the nation ... and to root out regionalism".[32] As a member of the Supreme Council of the Democratic United Party in 2012 he defended centrist members of the party from deselection.[33] Commentators named Kim as a potential candidate in the 2017 presidential elections,[26][34] although he ultimately did not run.

Personal life

Kim's daughter, Yoon Se-in (born Kim Ji-su), is a television actress.[35] Yoon campaigned for Kim in the 2012 parliamentary election[36] and the 2014 mayoral race,[37] but was unable to in 2016.[38]

Election results

General elections

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
198813th National Assembly General ElectionDongjak A (Seoul)HDP3,088 (3.25%)Defeated
199615th National Assembly General ElectionGwacheon-Uiwang (Gyeonggi)UDP18,730 (18.02%)Defeated
200016th National Assembly General ElectionGunpo (Gyeonggi)GNP46,330 (45.54%)Won
200417th National Assembly General ElectionGunpo (Gyeonggi)Uri61,419 (49.56%)Won
200818th National Assembly General ElectionGunpo (Gyeonggi)UDP49,638 (50.82%)Won
201219th National Assembly General ElectionSuseong A (Daegu)DUP46,413 (40.42%)Defeated
201620th National Assembly General ElectionSuseong A (Daegu)Democratic84,911 (62.30%)Won
202021st National Assembly General ElectionSuseong A (Daegu)Democratic60,462 (39.29%)Defeated

Local elections

Mayor of Daegu

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
20146th Iocal ElectionDaegu
(Mayoral Elections)		NPAD418,891 (40.33%)Defeated
20269th Iocal ElectionDaegu
(Mayoral Elections)		Democratic586,927 (45.05%)Defeated

References

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  2. ↑ "'軍服父情'...대구시장 선거 김부겸 예비후보자의 아버지 김영룡씨가 말하는 '내 아들 김부겸'". Yeongnam Ilbo. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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  4. ↑ 아름다운 도전 '김부겸'...조국 "19대 총선 대구 출마하면 당선". Law Issue (in Korean). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 민주당부대변인 김부겸씨 간첩자금 사용혐의로 연행. The Korea Economic Daily. 18 November 1992. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 민주당 부대변인 연행/김부겸씨/간첩 이선실에 5백만원 받아. Seoul Shinmun. 19 November 1992. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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  14. ↑ 대권 바라보는 정세균, LH 사태에 '사임 시기' 고민 깊어져. The Dong-A Ilbo. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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