Kim Jin-tae (politician)
Kim Jin-tae (Korean: 김진태; Hanja: 金鎭台; born 13 October 1964) is a politician who is the Governor of Gangwon State. He previously was a prosecutor. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2012 to 2020.[1]
Kim Jin-tae | |
|---|---|
김진태 | |
| Governor of Gangwon State | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Choi Moon-soon |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2012 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Heo Cheon |
| Constituency | Chuncheon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1964 Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power |
| Spouse | Won Hyun-soon |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Prosecutor Lawyer |
| Website | www.kimjintae.co.kr |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김진태 |
| Hanja | 金鎭台 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jintae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chint'ae |
Early life edit
Kim Jin-tae was born on 13 October 1964 in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. He entered Seoul National University School of Law in 1983.
Early career edit
Kim passed the 28th judicial examination in 1986. He was after completing the 18th Judicial Research and Training Institute and commissioned as a prosecutor in 1992, he served as the director of the planning department of the Judicial Research and Training Institute and the director of the Organized Crime Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. In 2009, he ended his official career as the chief of the Wonju Public Prosecutor's Office, and opened up as a lawyer in Wonju.[2]
Political career edit
Kim was nominated by the Saenuri Party in the 2012 legislative election and was elected in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. In February 2016, he announced his candidacy for the 2016 legislative election and won the nomination of the Saenuri Party to win re-election by defeating the Democratic Party candidate Heo Young.[3]
On 14 March 2017, he announced that he would run for presidential election. However, he was defeated by Hong Jun-pyo in the Liberty Korea Party presidential primary.[4]
References edit
- ^ Won, Hee-bok (4 March 2017). "[원희복의 인물탐구]김진태 의원, 너무 튕겨난 현실주의자". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ (in Korean). 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "[당선자]'보수의 아이콘' 김진태 춘천 재선 성공". News 1 (뉴스1) (in Korean). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "'가자! 애국보수여' 김진태, 문재인에 大權 도전장 뉴데일리" (in Korean). 14 March 2017.