Yun Ho-jung

Born in Gapyeong in 1963, Yun attended . Subsequently, he studied philosophy at Seoul National University in the 1980s. other notable figures involved in the event were Rhyu Si-min, Baik Tae-ung and Shim Jae-chul. == Career ==

Yun started his political career in 1988 as assistant administrator in the Office of Planning & Coordination of the Peace Democratic Party, becoming close to Party Chairman Kim Dae-jung. After Kim was elected President in 1997, Yun initially ran as an MP candidate for Guri in the 2000 election under the banner of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP), but was not elected. but he was ultimately not appointed. In September 2018, he was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Korea shortly after the election of party president Lee Hae-chan. On 16 April 2021, Yun was elected the new parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party, defeating . He also became the acting party President, as the position was vacant since the resignation of Lee Nak-yon in March. == Political views ==

Formerly holding pro-LGBT views, Yun expressed anti-LGBT views prior to the 2020 South Korean legislative election, stating that his party is not willing to cooperate with pro-LGBT parties, such as Green Party Korea. He is a moderate figure of the pro-Moon Jae-in faction. == Controversy ==

On 27 March 2021, during the campaign of Park Young-sun, who was running for Mayor of Seoul in the 2021 by-elections, Yun told people, "There is a candidate who keeps lying, even though he knows he owns a property in Naegok-dong.", referring the PPP candidate and former Mayor Oh Se-hoon. He then asked people, "Is he rubbish or not?", and gave the answer, "Yes, he is rubbish." He also stated: "(Oh) approved a master plan, but he kept denying he had done so. Is he rubbish or not?" He finally urged people to "separate the rubbish properly on 7 April." The PPP subsequently condemned his remarks as "severe hate speech" and "ruinous social splitting that must be stopped immediately." == Personal life ==

Yun's mother, Lee Soon-ye, died in 2017. == Election results ==

General elections == References ==