Bae Jae-jung

Bae Jae-jung (Korean: 배재정; Hanja: 裵在禎; born 16 February 1968) is a South Korean politician previously served as the Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon's first chief of staff. She is the first woman to lead the Prime Minister's Secretariat (PMS) since its creation in 1960s.[1]

Bae Jae-jung
배재정
Secretary to the President for Political Affairs
Assumed office
1 September 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byKim Gwang-jin
Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister
In office
12 June 2017 – 5 November 2018
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byShim Oh-taek
Succeeded byJoung Wun-hyun
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
Constituencyproportional representation
Personal details
Born (1968-02-16) 16 February 1968
Busan, South Korea
Political partydemocratic
Alma materBusan National University
ReligionRoman Catholicism
In this Korean name, the family name is Bae.

Bae is one-term parliamentarian of now-ruling party, Democratic Party of Korea. During her term from 2012 to 2016, she took various roles in her party such as a member of Emergency Planning Commission in 2013, a spokesperson from 2013 to 2014 and vice-chair of Policy Committee from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, she worked as the deputy chief of staff to Moon Jae-in's first presidential campaign in 2012.

After then-parliamentarian Moon Jae-in was elected as the party leader and therefore announced that he will not seek for re-election in 2016 general election, she was chosen as a democratic candidate to replace him at the National Assembly. Unfortunately, she lost the election by less than 2,000 votes.

After serving as the chief of staff to Lee Nak-yeon, the first Prime Minister of President Moon Jae-in, she ran for the same constituency in the 2020 general election[2] but lost again.[3] In September 2020 she was brought back to the administration now serving as the President's secretary for political affairs.[4]

Before entering politics, she worked as a Busan Ilbo's journalist for almost two decades from 1989 to 2007 and a ranking member of its trade union.[5]

Bae holds a bachelor degree in English language and literature and completed master's programme in arts, culture and videography from Busan National University in 1990 and 2012 respectively.

Electoral history
Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
19th National Assembly General Election 2012 Proportional Representation Democratic United Party 7,777,123 36.45% Won
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Busan Sasang Democratic Party 41,055 35.87% Lost
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Busan Sasang Democratic Party 59,346 46.5% Lost
2016 South Korean legislative election : Sasang District
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Chang Je-won 42,924 37.50
Democratic Bae Jae-jung 41,005 35.87
Saenuri Son Su-jo 30,463 26.61
Total votes 115,903 100.0
Independent gain from Saenuri
2020 South Korean legislative election : Sasang District
Party Candidate Votes %
United Future Chang Je-won 66,353 52.03
Democratic Bae Jae-jung 59,346 46.54
Total votes 129,101 100.0
United Future hold


References
  1. "역대실장" [List of Chief of Staff to PM] (in Korean).
  2. "배재정 국무총리 비서실장, 21대 총선 준비 위해 사임". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. "[선택 2020] 부산남자 장제원, 배재정 꺾고 3선 고지 우뚝". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. "청와대 비서관급 인사…배재정·김광진·윤재관 등 6명". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. "첫 여성 총리비서실장에 배재정 전 의원 임명(종합)" [First female PM's chief secretary Bae Jae-jung ex-MP appointed] (in Korean).
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