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{{Short description|South Korean businessman and politician (born 1954)}}
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| native_name = {{nobold|정운천}}
| native_name = {{nobold|정운천}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| native_name_lang = ko
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Gochang County|Gochang]], [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]], [[South Korea]]
| birth_place = [[Gochang County|Gochang]], [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]], South Korea
| citizenship = [[South Korea]]n
| office1 = President of the [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|New Conservative Party]]
| office1 = President of the [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|New Conservative Party]]
| term_start1 = January 5, 2020
| term_start1 = 5 January 2020
| term_end1 = February 14, 2020<br>'''Serving with:'''<br>[[Ha Tae-keung]]<br>[[Oh Shin-hwan]]<br>[[Yoo Ui-dong]]<br>[[Ji Sang-wook]]
| term_end1 = 14 February 2020<br>'''Serving with:'''<br>[[Ha Tae-keung]]<br>[[Oh Shin-hwan]]<br>[[Yoo Ui-dong]]<br>[[Ji Sang-wook]]
| predecessor1 = ''Position established''
| predecessor1 = ''Position established''
| successor1 = ''Position abolished''
| successor1 = ''Position abolished''
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]]
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Proportional representation|Proportional]]
| constituency2 = [[Proportional representation|Proportional]]
| term_start2 = May 30, 2020
| term_start2 = 30 May 2020
| term_end2 =
| term_end2 =
| constituency3 = [[Jeonju]] 2nd
| constituency3 = [[Jeonju]] 2nd
| term_start3 = May 30, 2016
| term_start3 = 30 May 2016
| term_end3 = May 29, 2020
| term_end3 = 29 May 2020
| predecessor3 = [[Lee Sang-jik]] <small>(as [[Wansan District|Wansan]] 2nd)</small>
| predecessor3 = [[Lee Sang-jik]] <small>(as [[Wansan District|Wansan]] 2nd)</small>
| successor3 = [[Lee Sang-jik]]
| successor3 = [[Lee Sang-jik]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (South Korea)|Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (South Korea)|Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food]]
| term_start4 = February 29, 2008
| term_start4 = 29 February 2008
| term_end4 = August 6, 2008
| term_end4 = 6 August 2008
| predecessor4 = [[Lim Sang-kyu]] <small>(as the Minister of Agriculture)</small>
| predecessor4 = [[Lim Sang-kyu]] <small>(as the Minister of Agriculture)</small>
| successor4 = [[Chang Tae-pyung]]
| successor4 = [[Chang Tae-pyung]]
| party = [[People Power Party (South Korea)|PPP]]
| party = [[People Power Party (South Korea)|PPP]]
| otherparty = [[Grand National Party|GNP]] <small>(2010-2012)</small><br>[[Saenuri Party|Saenuri]] <small>(2012-2016)</small><br>[[Bareun Party|Bareun]] <small>(2017-2018)</small><br>[[Bareunmirae Party|Bareunmirae]] <small>(2018-2020)</small><br>[[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|NCP]] <small>(2020)</small><br>[[Future Korea Party|FKP]] <small>(2020)</small><br>[[United Future Party|UFP]] <small>(2020)</small>
| otherparty = [[Grand National Party|GNP]] <small>(2010–2012)</small><br>[[Saenuri Party|Saenuri]] <small>(2012–2016)</small><br>[[Bareun Party|Bareun]] <small>(2017–2018)</small><br>[[Bareunmirae Party|Bareunmirae]] <small>(2018–2020)</small><br>[[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|NCP]] <small>(2020)</small><br>[[Future Korea Party|FKP]] <small>(2020)</small><br>[[United Future Party|UFP]] <small>(2020)</small>
| alma_mater = [[Korea University]]
| alma_mater = [[Korea University]]
| spouse = Choi Kyung-sun
| spouse = Choi Kyung-sun
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'''Chung Woon-chun''' ({{Korean|hangul=정운천}}, born April 10, 1954) is a South Korean farmer, businessman and politician who served as one of co-Presidents of the defunct [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|New Conservative Party]]. He was also a [[National Assembly (South Korea)|Member of National Assembly]] for [[Jeonju]] 2nd constituency from 2016 to 2020. He was one of rare conservative MPs in [[Honam]]. Prior to his MP career, he briefly served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (South Korea)|Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food]] under the [[President of South Korea|President]] [[Lee Myung-bak]].
'''Chung Woon-chun''' ({{Korean|hangul=정운천}}, born 10 April 1954) is a South Korean farmer, businessman and politician who served as one of co-Presidents of the defunct [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|New Conservative Party]]. He was also a [[National Assembly (South Korea)|Member of National Assembly]] for [[Jeonju]] 2nd constituency from 2016 to 2020. He was one of rare conservative MPs in [[Honam]]. Prior to his MP career, he briefly served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (South Korea)|Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food]] under the [[President of South Korea|President]] [[Lee Myung-bak]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
Born in [[Gochang County|Gochang]], Chung moved to [[Iksan]] and attended to [[Namsung High School]].<ref name="chung">{{cite news |date= June 26, 2017|title= 정운천 바른정당 최고위원…성공신화 쓴 '호남 보수' 아이콘|url= http://news1.kr/articles/?3030794|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="woon">{{cite news |date= February 19, 2008|title= [프로필]정운천 농림부장관 내정자|url= http://www.thinkfood.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=26844|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> After he earned a bachelor's degree in [[agricultural economics]] from [[Korea University]], he built [[polytunnel]]s in [[Haenam]] to cultivate [[New Zealand]] [[Kiwifruit|kiwi]]s.<ref name="chung"/><ref name="chun">{{cite news |date= April 18, 2005|title= [벤처 농사꾼] <6·끝> 참다래사업단 정운천 회장|url=http://www.chosun.com/economy/news/200504/200504180258.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419172239/http://www.chosun.com/economy/news/200504/200504180258.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2016|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> He named the kiwis as ''[[Chamdarae]]'',<ref name="woon"/> and the business was successful,<ref name="chung"/> despite several crises — [[Typhoon Thelma]] in 1987,<ref name="chun"/> market liberalisation in 1989,<ref name="chun"/> and warehouse fire in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |date= April 21, 1999|title= 참다래 저장 창고 화재 4억여원 피해|url= https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0004573280|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> This career gave him a nickname, "[[Lee Kun-hee]] of agricultural industry".<ref name="chung"/><ref name="woon"/><ref name="chun"/> Though his success was later even mentioned in several textbooks,<ref name="chung"/><ref name="woon"/> a former [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour]] MP [[Kang Ki-kap]] criticised that Chung's business was operated with government grants.<ref>{{cite news |date= February 27, 2008|title= "정운천, 수백억 정부 지원 받아 키위 수입 주력"|url= https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/418747|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
Born in [[Gochang County|Gochang]], Chung moved to [[Iksan]] and attended to [[Namsung High School]].<ref name="chung">{{cite news |date= 26 June 2017|script-title=ko:정운천 바른정당 최고위원…성공신화 쓴 '호남 보수' 아이콘|url= http://news1.kr/articles/?3030794|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="woon">{{cite news |date= 19 February 2008|script-title=ko:[프로필]정운천 농림부장관 내정자|url= http://www.thinkfood.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=26844|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> After he earned a bachelor's degree in [[agricultural economics]] from [[Korea University]], he built [[polytunnel]]s in [[Haenam]] to cultivate [[New Zealand]] [[Kiwifruit|kiwi]]s.<ref name="chung"/><ref name="chun">{{cite news |date= 18 April 2005|script-title=ko:[벤처 농사꾼] <6·끝> 참다래사업단 정운천 회장|url=http://www.chosun.com/economy/news/200504/200504180258.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419172239/http://www.chosun.com/economy/news/200504/200504180258.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2016|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> He named the kiwis as ''[[Chamdarae]]'',<ref name="woon"/> and the business was successful,<ref name="chung"/> despite several crises — [[Typhoon Thelma]] in 1987,<ref name="chun"/> market liberalisation in 1989,<ref name="chun"/> and warehouse fire in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |date= 21 April 1999|script-title=ko:참다래 저장 창고 화재 4억여원 피해|url= https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0004573280|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=December 2024|reason=See [[WP:KO/RS#NA]]; should specify underlying publication used by news aggregator.}} This career gave him a nickname, "[[Lee Kun-hee]] of agricultural industry".<ref name="chung"/><ref name="woon"/><ref name="chun"/> Though his success was later even mentioned in several textbooks,<ref name="chung"/><ref name="woon"/> a former [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour]] MP [[Kang Ki-kap]] criticised that Chung's business was operated with government grants.<ref>{{cite news |date= 27 February 2008|script-title=ko:"정운천, 수백억 정부 지원 받아 키위 수입 주력"|url= https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/418747|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
In 2005, Chung shortly worked under the President [[Roh Moo-hyun]]. Shortly after [[Lee Myung-bak]] was [[2007 South Korean presidential election|elected as the new President]], Chung was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food.<ref name="woon"/> He took a key role of the [[United States beef imports in South Korea|US beef imports]], which sparked several controversies.<ref>{{cite news |date= May 21, 2008|title= '쇠고기 부실 협상' 책임 정운천·민동석에 '화살'|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/288713.html|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> 3 opposition parties — the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)|United Democratic Party]] (UDP), the [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]] (DLP), and the [[Party for Freedom and Advancement]] (PFA), suggested a motion of no-confidence against him.<ref>{{cite news |date= May 21, 2008|title= 야3당 정운천 해임건의안 제출…통과 가능성은?|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/288847.html|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> He barely survived,<ref>{{cite news |date= May 23, 2008|title= 국회 정운천 해임건의안 부결|url= http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=68682|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> but shortly after a [[2008 US beef protest in South Korea|nationwide protest]] was sparked, in which led him to be sacked from the position.<ref>{{cite news |date= August 6, 2008|title= 정운천 농림 "쇠고기 책임 모두 안고 떠난다"|url= https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/481762|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
In 2005, Chung shortly worked under the President [[Roh Moo-hyun]]. Shortly after [[Lee Myung-bak]] was [[2007 South Korean presidential election|elected as the new President]], Chung was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food.<ref name="woon"/> He took a key role of the [[United States beef imports in South Korea|US beef imports]], which sparked several controversies.<ref>{{cite news |date= 21 May 2008|script-title=ko:'쇠고기 부실 협상' 책임 정운천·민동석에 '화살'|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/288713.html|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> 3 opposition parties — the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)|United Democratic Party]] (UDP), the [[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labour Party]] (DLP), and the [[Party for Freedom and Advancement]] (PFA), suggested a motion of no-confidence against him.<ref>{{cite news |date= 21 May 2008|script-title=ko:야3당 정운천 해임건의안 제출…통과 가능성은?|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/288847.html|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> He barely survived,<ref>{{cite news |date= 23 May 2008|script-title=ko:국회 정운천 해임건의안 부결|url= http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=68682|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> but shortly after a [[2008 US beef protest in South Korea|nationwide protest]] was sparked, in which led him to be sacked from the position.<ref>{{cite news |date= 6 August 2008|script-title=ko:정운천 농림 "쇠고기 책임 모두 안고 떠난다"|url= https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/481762|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>


Following his dismissal, Chung wrote a book ''Tangy'' (撲鼻香, named after a poem of [[Huangbo Xiyun]]) which talks about a hardship during his ministership.<ref>{{cite news |date= September 5, 2009|title= 정운천 前농림 '쇠고기 시위' 경험 책으로|url= http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20090905/8805744/1|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> Then, he was invited to the ruling [[Grand National Party]] (GNP) prior to the [[2010 South Korean local elections|2010 local elections]]. He unsuccessfully ran as the Governor of [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]], but gained 18.2%, which became a sensation in South Korean society.<ref>{{cite news |date= June 3, 2010|title= 전북지역 민주당 압승, 한나라당 선전|url= https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/721699|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
Following his dismissal, Chung wrote a book ''Tangy'' (撲鼻香, named after a poem of [[Huangbo Xiyun]]) which talks about a hardship during his ministership.<ref>{{cite news |date= 5 September 2009|script-title=ko:정운천 前농림 '쇠고기 시위' 경험 책으로|url= http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20090905/8805744/1|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> Then, he was invited to the ruling [[Grand National Party]] (GNP) prior to the [[2010 South Korean local elections|2010 local elections]]. He unsuccessfully ran as the Governor of [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]], but gained 18.2%, which became a sensation in South Korean society.<ref>{{cite news |date= 3 June 2010|script-title=ko:전북지역 민주당 압승, 한나라당 선전|url= https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/721699|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>


In the [[2012 South Korean legislative election|2012 election]], Chung was nominated as the [[Saenuri Party|Saenuri]] MP candidate for [[Jeonju]] [[Wansan District|Wansan]] 2nd constituency (the "Wansan" was removed from its name in 2016). He led in several opinion polls in which focused by some media,<ref>{{cite news |date= April 4, 2012|title= 새누리 정운천, 이상직 4.2% 앞서 파란|url= http://www.sjbnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=398557|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= April 10, 2012|title= [전국 박빙지역](3) 전주 완산을, 민주 강세지역서 정운천 선전|url= http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?art_id=201204102158375|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> but in the end he received 35.8% and lost to the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2011)|DUP]]'s [[Lee Sang-jik]].<ref>{{cite news |date= April 12, 2012|title= '혹시나' 했던 정운천 낙마 "지역 벽 실감"|url= http://www.ohmynews.com/nws_web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0001720672|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
In the [[2012 South Korean legislative election|2012 election]], Chung was nominated as the [[Saenuri Party|Saenuri]] MP candidate for [[Jeonju]] [[Wansan District|Wansan]] 2nd constituency (the "Wansan" was removed from its name in 2016). He led in several opinion polls in which focused by some media,<ref>{{cite news |date= 4 April 2012|script-title=ko:새누리 정운천, 이상직 4.2% 앞서 파란|url= http://www.sjbnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=398557|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 10 April 2012|script-title=ko:[전국 박빙지역](3) 전주 완산을, 민주 강세지역서 정운천 선전|url= http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?art_id=201204102158375|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> but in the end he received 35.8% and lost to the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2011)|DUP]]'s [[Lee Sang-jik]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 12 April 2012|script-title=ko:'혹시나' 했던 정운천 낙마 "지역 벽 실감"|url= http://www.ohmynews.com/nws_web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0001720672|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on [[WP:KO/RS]]|date=December 2024}}


Chung was selected again as the Saenuri candidate for Wansan 2nd constituency in the [[2016 South Korean legislative election|2016 election]]. He faced [[Choi Hyung-jae]], the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic]] candidate who lost to Lee Sang-jik in DUP [[preselection]] in 2012. He narrowly beat Lee with a majority of 111 votes,<ref>{{cite news |date= April 17, 2016|title= 새누리 정운천, 야당 16년간 수성한 전북서 당선|url= http://inews24.com/view/952741|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> made him to be the 2nd conservative MP of Jeonju after [[Kang Hyun-wook (politician)|Kang Hyun-wook]] who was elected under [[New Korea Party]] (predecessor of the Saenuri Party) banner [[1996 South Korean legislative election|in 1996]].<ref>{{cite news |date= April 14, 2016|title= [20대 총선]20년만에 새누리 정운천 당선…예산폭탄 기대|url= https://news.joins.com/article/19886691|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> Along with [[Lee Jung-hyun (politician)|Lee Jung-hyun]], he was the only two MPs elected in [[Honam]].<ref name="choi"/>
Chung was selected again as the Saenuri candidate for Wansan 2nd constituency in the [[2016 South Korean legislative election|2016 election]]. He faced [[Choi Hyung-jae]], the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic]] candidate who lost to Lee Sang-jik in DUP [[preselection]] in 2012. He narrowly beat Lee with a majority of 111 votes,<ref>{{cite news |date= 17 April 2016|script-title=ko:새누리 정운천, 야당 16년간 수성한 전북서 당선|url= http://inews24.com/view/952741|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> made him to be the 2nd conservative MP of Jeonju after [[Kang Hyun-wook (politician)|Kang Hyun-wook]] who was elected under [[New Korea Party]] (predecessor of the Saenuri Party) banner [[1996 South Korean legislative election|in 1996]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 14 April 2016|title= [20대 총선]20년만에 새누리 정운천 당선…예산폭탄 기대|url= https://news.joins.com/article/19886691|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> Along with [[Lee Jung-hyun (politician)|Lee Jung-hyun]], he was the only two MPs elected in [[Honam]].<ref name="choi"/>


On December 26, 2016, shortly after the [[2016 South Korean political scandal|political scandal]], Chung resigned from the Saenuri Party (Liberty Korea Party since February 2017), along with the party's dissidents, citing that he is no more able to represent people under the Saenuri banner.<ref>{{cite news |date= December 26, 2016|title= 정운천 의원, 새누리당 탈당|url= https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201612261473434509|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> He then became a founding member of the [[Bareun Party]], however, on May 2, 2017, sources reported that he was considering about either returning to the [[Liberty Korea Party]] or being as an [[independent politician|independent]].<ref>{{cite news |date= May 2, 2017|title= 바른정당 내일 탈당 결정한 정운천 의원, 왜?|url= https://news.joins.com/article/21534339|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> Two days later, he decided to remain as a Bareun MP.<ref>{{cite news |date= May 4, 2017|title= 정운천, 바른정당 잔류…"새로운 보수정당 지키겠다"(종합)|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170504063200055|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
On 26 December 2016, shortly after the [[2016 South Korean political scandal|political scandal]], Chung resigned from the Saenuri Party (Liberty Korea Party since February 2017), along with the party's dissidents, citing that he is no more able to represent people under the Saenuri banner.<ref>{{cite news |date= 26 December 2016|script-title=ko:정운천 의원, 새누리당 탈당|url= https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201612261473434509|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> He then became a founding member of the [[Bareun Party]], however, on 2 May 2017, sources reported that he was considering about either returning to the [[Liberty Korea Party]] or being as an [[independent politician|independent]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 2 May 2017|script-title=ko:바른정당 내일 탈당 결정한 정운천 의원, 왜?|url= https://news.joins.com/article/21534339|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> Two days later, he decided to remain as a Bareun MP.<ref>{{cite news |date= 4 May 2017|script-title=ko:정운천, 바른정당 잔류…"새로운 보수정당 지키겠다"(종합)|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170504063200055|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>


On June 14, 2017, Chung announced his bid for the party presidency.<ref>{{cite news |date= June 14, 2017|title= 정운천, 바른정당 대표 출마선언…"실용·민생 정당 만들겠다"|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170614092500001|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> [[2017 June Bareun Party leadership election|On June 26]], he received 17.6% and came behind to [[Lee Hye-hoon]] and [[Ha Tae-keung]] (only [[Kim Young-woo]] was behind of Chung), in which elected Lee as the President while the others as Vice Presidents.<ref>{{cite news |date= June 26, 2017|title= 바른정당 새 대표 이혜훈…하태경ㆍ정운천ㆍ김영우 최고위원|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20170626012400038|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> Following the resignation of Lee, he launched his another bid for the [[2017 November Bareun Party leadership election|snap leadership election]],<ref>{{cite news |date= October 25, 2017|title= 정운천, 바른정당 당권도전…11·13 전대 출마 선언|url= https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/201710259848Y|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> but also came to 3rd and lost to [[Yoo Seong-min]], and therefore remained as a Vice President.<ref>{{cite news |date= November 13, 2017|title= 유승민 바른정당 새 대표 "호남 배제한다고 말한 적 없다"|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/polibar/818730.html|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
On 14 June 2017, Chung announced his bid for the party presidency.<ref>{{cite news |date= 14 June 2017|script-title=ko:정운천, 바른정당 대표 출마선언…"실용·민생 정당 만들겠다"|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170614092500001|access-date= 5 January 2020 |work=연합뉴스 |author1=고상민 }}</ref> [[2017 June Bareun Party leadership election|On 26 June]], he received 17.6% and came behind to [[Lee Hye-hoon]] and [[Ha Tae-keung]] (only [[Kim Young-woo]] was behind of Chung), in which elected Lee as the President while the others as Vice Presidents.<ref>{{cite news |date= 26 June 2017|script-title=ko:바른정당 새 대표 이혜훈…하태경ㆍ정운천ㆍ김영우 최고위원|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20170626012400038|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> Following the resignation of Lee, he launched his another bid for the [[2017 November Bareun Party leadership election|snap leadership election]],<ref>{{cite news |date= 25 October 2017|script-title=ko:정운천, 바른정당 당권도전…11·13 전대 출마 선언|url= https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/201710259848Y|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> but also came to 3rd and lost to [[Yoo Seong-min]], and therefore remained as a Vice President.<ref>{{cite news |date= 13 November 2017|script-title=ko:유승민 바른정당 새 대표 "호남 배제한다고 말한 적 없다"|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/polibar/818730.html|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>


After the Bareun Party was merged into the [[Bareunmirae Party]], Chung announced his another bid for the party presidency.<ref>{{cite news |date= August 7, 2018|title= 정운천, 바른미래 전당대회 출마선언…"당 통합 이루겠다"|url= https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/201808078670Y|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> [[2018 Bareunmirae Party leadership election|On September 2]], he came to forth and failed to be elected as neither the President nor Vice Presidents.<ref>{{cite news |date= September 2, 2018|title= 바른미래당 9·2 전당대회 개표 결과|url= http://www.smnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=45829&replyAll=&reply_sc_order_by=I#0AC4|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
After the Bareun Party was merged into the [[Bareunmirae Party]], Chung announced his another bid for the party presidency.<ref>{{cite news |date= 7 August 2018|script-title=ko:정운천, 바른미래 전당대회 출마선언…"당 통합 이루겠다"|url= https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/201808078670Y|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> [[2018 Bareunmirae Party leadership election|On 2 September]], he came to forth and failed to be elected as neither the President nor Vice Presidents.<ref>{{cite news |date= 2 September 2018|script-title=ko:바른미래당 9·2 전당대회 개표 결과|url= http://www.smnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=45829&replyAll=&reply_sc_order_by=I#0AC4|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>


On January 3, 2020, Chung quit from the Bareunmirae Party along with the other dissidents.<ref>{{cite news |date= January 3, 2020|title= [종합] 유승민·하태경 등 바른미래당 탈당 … 손학규 "안철수 귀국 전 사퇴 안한다"|url= https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/2020010312687|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> Two days later, he was elected as the co-Presidents of the newly-formed [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|New Conservative Party]], along with Ha Tae-keung, [[Oh Shin-hwan]], [[Yoo Ui-dong]], and [[Ji Sang-wook]].<ref>{{cite news |date= January 5, 2020|title= 새로운보수당 공식 창당…하태경 등 5人 공동대표 체제(종합)|url= http://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20200105_0000879671&cID=10301&pID=10300|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> On February 14, he joined the [[Future Korea Party]] (FKP).<ref>{{cite news |date= February 14, 2020|title= 미래한국당, 정운천 입당으로 '5석' 채웠다|url= https://www.sisajournal.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=195777|access-date= April 17, 2020}}</ref>
On 3 January 2020, Chung quit from the Bareunmirae Party along with the other dissidents.<ref>{{cite news |date= 3 January 2020|script-title=ko:[종합] 유승민·하태경 등 바른미래당 탈당 … 손학규 "안철수 귀국 전 사퇴 안한다"|url= https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/2020010312687|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> Two days later, he was elected as the co-Presidents of the newly-formed [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|New Conservative Party]], along with Ha Tae-keung, [[Oh Shin-hwan]], [[Yoo Ui-dong]], and [[Ji Sang-wook]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 5 January 2020|script-title=ko:새로운보수당 공식 창당…하태경 등 5人 공동대표 체제(종합)|url= http://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20200105_0000879671&cID=10301&pID=10300|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> On 14 February, he joined the [[Future Korea Party]] (FKP).<ref>{{cite news |date= 14 February 2020|script-title=ko:미래한국당, 정운천 입당으로 '5석' 채웠다|url= https://www.sisajournal.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=195777|access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Chung married to Choi Kyung-sun, a retired school teacher in [[Seoul]].<ref name="choi">{{cite news |date= April 14, 2016|title= 정운천·이정현 당선…보수정당에 문 연 호남|url= http://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1003524179|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref> Both has a son (Chung Yong-hoon<ref>{{cite news |date= April 8, 2012|title= 정운천 후보의 아들 용훈군의 이색 표심잡기|url= https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=615345|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>) and a daughter (Chung Da-eun<ref>{{cite news |date= March 15, 2012|title= "나 정운천, 전북에서 '바보 기록' 세우겠다"|url= http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0001708059|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>).<ref name="choi"/> His mother died in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |date= January 23, 1996|title= [부음] 정운천 한국 참다래 유통사업단 회장 모친상|url= https://www.hankyung.com/news/article/1996012300861|access-date= January 5, 2020}}</ref>
Chung married to Choi Kyung-sun, a retired school teacher in [[Seoul]].<ref name="choi">{{cite news |date= 14 April 2016|script-title=ko:정운천·이정현 당선…보수정당에 문 연 호남|url= http://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1003524179|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref> Both has a son (Chung Yong-hoon<ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2012|script-title=ko:정운천 후보의 아들 용훈군의 이색 표심잡기|url= https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=615345|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>) and a daughter (Chung Da-eun<ref>{{cite news |date= 15 March 2012|script-title=ko:"나 정운천, 전북에서 '바보 기록' 세우겠다"|url= http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0001708059|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on [[WP:KO/RS]]|date=December 2024}}).<ref name="choi"/> His mother died in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |date= 23 January 1996|script-title=ko:[부음] 정운천 한국 참다래 유통사업단 회장 모친상|url= https://www.hankyung.com/news/article/1996012300861|access-date= 5 January 2020}}</ref>


== Election results ==
== Election results ==

Latest revision as of 18:22, 1 January 2025

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.
The Honourable
Chung Woon-chun
MP
정운천
President of the New Conservative Party
In office
5 January 2020 – 14 February 2020
Serving with:
Ha Tae-keung
Oh Shin-hwan
Yoo Ui-dong
Ji Sang-wook
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byLee Sang-jik (as Wansan 2nd)
Succeeded byLee Sang-jik
ConstituencyJeonju 2nd
Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food
In office
29 February 2008 – 6 August 2008
Preceded byLim Sang-kyu (as the Minister of Agriculture)
Succeeded byChang Tae-pyung
Personal details
Born (1954-04-10) 10 April 1954 (age 70)
Gochang, North Jeolla, South Korea
Political partyPPP
Other political
affiliations		GNP (2010–2012)
Saenuri (2012–2016)
Bareun (2017–2018)
Bareunmirae (2018–2020)
NCP (2020)
FKP (2020)
UFP (2020)
SpouseChoi Kyung-sun
ChildrenChung Yong-hoon
Chung Da-eun
Alma materKorea University
OccupationFarmer, businessman, politician

Chung Woon-chun (Korean: 정운천, born 10 April 1954) is a South Korean farmer, businessman and politician who served as one of co-Presidents of the defunct New Conservative Party. He was also a Member of National Assembly for Jeonju 2nd constituency from 2016 to 2020. He was one of rare conservative MPs in Honam. Prior to his MP career, he briefly served as the Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food under the President Lee Myung-bak.

Career

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Born in Gochang, Chung moved to Iksan and attended to Namsung High School.[1][2] After he earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Korea University, he built polytunnels in Haenam to cultivate New Zealand kiwis.[1][3] He named the kiwis as Chamdarae,[2] and the business was successful,[1] despite several crises — Typhoon Thelma in 1987,[3] market liberalisation in 1989,[3] and warehouse fire in 1999.[4][full citation needed] This career gave him a nickname, "Lee Kun-hee of agricultural industry".[1][2][3] Though his success was later even mentioned in several textbooks,[1][2] a former Democratic Labour MP Kang Ki-kap criticised that Chung's business was operated with government grants.[5]

Political career

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In 2005, Chung shortly worked under the President Roh Moo-hyun. Shortly after Lee Myung-bak was elected as the new President, Chung was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Fishery, and Food.[2] He took a key role of the US beef imports, which sparked several controversies.[6] 3 opposition parties — the United Democratic Party (UDP), the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), and the Party for Freedom and Advancement (PFA), suggested a motion of no-confidence against him.[7] He barely survived,[8] but shortly after a nationwide protest was sparked, in which led him to be sacked from the position.[9]

Following his dismissal, Chung wrote a book Tangy (撲鼻香, named after a poem of Huangbo Xiyun) which talks about a hardship during his ministership.[10] Then, he was invited to the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) prior to the 2010 local elections. He unsuccessfully ran as the Governor of North Jeolla, but gained 18.2%, which became a sensation in South Korean society.[11]

In the 2012 election, Chung was nominated as the Saenuri MP candidate for Jeonju Wansan 2nd constituency (the "Wansan" was removed from its name in 2016). He led in several opinion polls in which focused by some media,[12][13] but in the end he received 35.8% and lost to the DUP's Lee Sang-jik.[14][unreliable source?]

Chung was selected again as the Saenuri candidate for Wansan 2nd constituency in the 2016 election. He faced Choi Hyung-jae, the Democratic candidate who lost to Lee Sang-jik in DUP preselection in 2012. He narrowly beat Lee with a majority of 111 votes,[15] made him to be the 2nd conservative MP of Jeonju after Kang Hyun-wook who was elected under New Korea Party (predecessor of the Saenuri Party) banner in 1996.[16] Along with Lee Jung-hyun, he was the only two MPs elected in Honam.[17]

On 26 December 2016, shortly after the political scandal, Chung resigned from the Saenuri Party (Liberty Korea Party since February 2017), along with the party's dissidents, citing that he is no more able to represent people under the Saenuri banner.[18] He then became a founding member of the Bareun Party, however, on 2 May 2017, sources reported that he was considering about either returning to the Liberty Korea Party or being as an independent.[19] Two days later, he decided to remain as a Bareun MP.[20]

On 14 June 2017, Chung announced his bid for the party presidency.[21] On 26 June, he received 17.6% and came behind to Lee Hye-hoon and Ha Tae-keung (only Kim Young-woo was behind of Chung), in which elected Lee as the President while the others as Vice Presidents.[22] Following the resignation of Lee, he launched his another bid for the snap leadership election,[23] but also came to 3rd and lost to Yoo Seong-min, and therefore remained as a Vice President.[24]

After the Bareun Party was merged into the Bareunmirae Party, Chung announced his another bid for the party presidency.[25] On 2 September, he came to forth and failed to be elected as neither the President nor Vice Presidents.[26]

On 3 January 2020, Chung quit from the Bareunmirae Party along with the other dissidents.[27] Two days later, he was elected as the co-Presidents of the newly-formed New Conservative Party, along with Ha Tae-keung, Oh Shin-hwan, Yoo Ui-dong, and Ji Sang-wook.[28] On 14 February, he joined the Future Korea Party (FKP).[29]

Personal life

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Chung married to Choi Kyung-sun, a retired school teacher in Seoul.[17] Both has a son (Chung Yong-hoon[30]) and a daughter (Chung Da-eun[31][unreliable source?]).[17] His mother died in 1996.[32]

Election results

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General elections

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Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2012 Jeonju Wansan 2nd Saenuri 30,406 (35.79%) Defeated
2016 Jeonju 2nd Saenuri 40,982 (37.53%) Won
2020 PR (16th) FKP 9,441,520 (33.84%) Elected

Local elections

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Governor of North Jeolla

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Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2010 GNP 151,064 (18.20%) Defeated

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