Kang Gi-yun (; born 4 June 1960) is a South Korean politician who is member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

. He was a member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council from 2002 to 2007.

Life

Kang Gi-yun was born on 4 June 1960 in

Changwon Changwon (; ) is the capital and largest city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 ), and the 11th largest city of the South Korea, country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the ...

South Gyeongsang Province South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple tha ...

. He served as CEO of a metal industry company and also worked as a civil servant in Changwon City Government and South Gyeongsang Provincial Government. Later, he joined the

Grand National 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 Han ...

and won the 2002 local elections as a member of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Council. He ran in the Changwon B in the 2008 legislative election, but was defeated by

Kwon Young-ghil Kwon Young-ghil (; born 5 November 1941) is a South Korean politician, journalist, and trade unionist. He was a founding member of the People's Victory 21 and Democratic Labour Party. Life Kwon was born in Japan, before returning to Korea ...

of the Democratic Labor Party. Then he ran again for the next election and won the election for the first time. He ran for re-election in the 2016 legislative election, but was defeated by

Roh Hoe-chan Roh Hoe-chan (, 31 August 1956 – 23 July 2018) was a South Korean politician. He was a member of the 17th, 19th, and 20th National Assembly of South Korea, National Assemblies. Roh was involved with multiple progressive-leaning parties, latel ...

of the Justice Party. In July 2018, the death of

led to

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

Seongsan District Seongsan District () is a district of Changwon, South Korea. See also * Changwon * Uichang District * Masan-Hoiwon-gu Masanhoewon District () is a district of Changwon, South Korea. See also * Changwon * Masan * Uichang District * Seongsan Dist ...

, where he ran again.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Gi-yun 1960 births Living people People from Changwon Politicians from South Gyeongsang Province Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Liberty Korea Party politicians