Kang Sun-woo

Kang Sun-woo (Korean: 강선우; Hanja: 姜仙祐; born 2 June 1978) is a South Korean politician.

Kang Sun-woo
강선우
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byGeum Tae-sub
ConstituencySeoul Gangseo A
Personal details
Born (1978-06-02) 2 June 1978
Daegu, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materEwha Womans University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

She earned her Bachelor's in English education and master's degree in consumer studies and human development from Ewha Womans University. She received her doctorate degree in human development and family studies from University of Wisconsin–Madison where she worked as an instructor from 2010 to 2012. She continued to teach as an assistant professor at South Dakota State University from 2012 to 2016.[1]

In 2016 she joined the Democratic Party and ran for 2016 general election as the number 29 on the list for proportional representation.[1] From 2016 to 2017 she worked as a standing deputy spokesperson of her party. She worked at then-candidate Moon Jae-in's presidential campaign in 2017. She also participated in various policy advisory instruments of Moon government such as National Education Council, National Unification Advisory Council and Presidential Committee for Balanced National Development.[2]

In 2020 she earned the party nomination for Gangseo district for the 21st general election defeating the incumbent parliamentarian Geum Tae-sub by a significant margin.[3] In the election, she defeated the former parliamentarian and diplomat Ku Sang-chan from the main opposition party.

In August 2020, the newly elected leader of her party, Lee Nak-yon, appointed her as one of three standing spokesperson of the party.[4]

Electoral history
Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
20th National Assembly General Election 2016 Proportional representation Democratic Party 6,069,744 25.54% Lost
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Seoul Gangseo A Democratic Party 63,397 55.89% Won

References
  1. "금태섭 의원 꺾고 강서갑 출마하는 강선우…그는 누구?". 이투데이 (in Korean). 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  2. "[4‧15총선 여성 당선인] 강서구갑 강선우 "따끔한 비판과 절박한 주문 잊지 않겠다"". 여성신문 (in Korean). 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. "현역 금태섭 꺾은 강선우 "7일간의 기적…실망 안 시키겠다"". www.donga.com (in Korean). 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. "이낙연, 사무총장 박광온·정책위의장 한정애 임명…수석대변인 최인호". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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