Jun Hee-kyung (, born 9 October 1975) is a South Korean

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politician who is a member of the

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Liberty Korea Party The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hann ...

(LKP) since 2016. Before joining the politics, she was the secretary-general of Centre for Free Economics.

Biography

Jun was born in

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but grown up and educated in

Uijeongbu Uijeongbu (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the tenth-most populous city in the province and a suburb of Seoul within the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area. History Uijeongbu was estab ...

after her father's business failure. According to her, she was an introvert and liked to think about something during this time. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from

Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University () is a private women's research university in Seoul, South Korea. It was originally founded as Ewha Haktang on May 31, 1886, by missionary Mary F. Scranton. Currently, Ewha Womans University is one of the world's largest f ...

. She served as the policy director of Citizens United for Better Society from 2006 to 2012, policy team leader of Korea Economic Research Institute from 2012 to 2014, and the secretary-general of Centre for Free Economics (then Centre for Free Enterprise) from 2014 to 2016. She also represented

Saenuri Party The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...

(then Liberty Korea Party) during the history textbook controversies in 2015. Prior to 2016 election, Jun was brought into the Saenuri Party. She ran 9th in the Saenuri list and elected for the National Assembly. During the presidential election in 2017, she was appointed as the spokesperson of the LKP's presidential candidate, Hong Jun-pyo. She is

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, who opposes

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and advocates harsher immigration policy.

Controversies

In 2016, she faced a criticism regarding with her thesis plagiarism in Ewha University. It was reported that about 79% of her thesis was plagiarised from the others. On 23 March 2017, she gave her degree up. Jun received another protests after her controversial remarks towards Im Jong-seok.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jun, Hee-kyung 1975 births Living people 21st-century South Korean politicians 21st-century South Korean women politicians Liberty Korea Party politicians Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Ewha Womans University alumni Politicians from Seoul People from Seongbuk District People from Uijeongbu Politicians from Gyeonggi Province Women members of the National Assembly (South Korea)