Sim Sang-jung
Sim Sang-jung (born 20 February 1959) is a South Korean politician and labor rights activist. She was one of the five major presidential candidates in the 2017 South Korean presidential election, running as the Justice Party's nominee. She again ran as the Justice Party's nominee in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, finishing in 3rd place.
Sim Sang-jung | |
|---|---|
심상정 | |
Sim Sang-jung in 2020 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Son Beom Gyu |
| Constituency | Gyeonggi Goyang A |
| In office 30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Leader of the Justice Party | |
| In office 18 July 2015 – 11 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Cheon Ho-sun |
| Succeeded by | Lee Jeong-mi |
| In office 13 July 2019 – 12 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Jeong-mi |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-Cheol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1959 P'aju, Kyonggi Province, South Korea |
| Political party | Justice Party |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Labor Party (2000–2008) New Progressive Party (2008–2011) Unified Progressive Party (2011–12) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 심상정 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sim Sangjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sim Sangjŏng |
She is currently a member of the 21st National Assembly. She was the leader of the Justice Party from 2015 to 2017 and 2019 to 2020.
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