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Yeom Dong-yeol
South Korean politician (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yeom Dong-yeol (Korean: 염동열; Hanja: 廉東烈; born 28 February 1961) is a South Korean politician and a current member of the National Assembly.
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Early life and education
Yeom was born in Doam-myeon, Pyeongchang County, Gangwon, South Korea on February 28, 1961. He graduated from Catholic Kwandong University with a degree in business administration.[3]
Political career
Yeom ran for representative of Gangwon Pyeongchang County and Yeongwol County in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party, but lost to Kim Yong-hak of the Grand National Party.[4]
Yeom ran for the same district in 2010 during by-elections but lost to Choi Jong-won of the Democratic Party.
In 2012, Yeom ran for the same district once again and was elected with 56.61% of the vote. He was pro-Park Geun-hye.[5]
In 2016, Yeom's constituency was reorganized,[6] despite that he won his constituency again in the 2016 South Korean legislative election.
He assumed the position of Secretary-General of the Liberty Korea Party on June 7, 2017.[7]
He has announced that he will not be running in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[8]
On March 19, 2020, he and three other United Future Party members including Won Yoo-chul defected to the Future Korea Party.
He became the second Secretary-General of the Future Korea Party on March 21, 2020; succeeding Cho Hun-hyun.
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Personal life
Yeom married his wife, Han In-sook in 2003. They have two sons.
References
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