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The Honourable
Kweon Seong-dong
MP
The Honourable Kweon Seong-dong MP
권성동
	Kweon Seong-dong in 2012
Leader of the People Power Party
	Interim
	Assumed office ; 16 December 2024
Preceded by	Han Dong-hoon
Secretary-General of the People Power Party
	In office; 18 November 2021 – 5 January 2022
President	Lee Jun-seok
Preceded by	Han Ki-ho
Succeeded by	Kwon Yeong-se
Secretary-General of the Saenuri Party
	In office; 2 June 2016 – 23 June 2016
President	Kim Hee-ok (interim)
Preceded by	Hwang Jin-ha; Hong Moon-pyo (acting)
Succeeded by	Park Myung-jae
Member of the National Assembly; for Gangneung
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 October 2009
Preceded by	Choi Wook-chul
Personal details
Born	29 April 1960 (age 64); Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Political party	People Power
Other political; affiliations	GNP (2009–2012); Saenuri (2012–2016); Bareun (2017); Liberty Korea (2017–2020); UFP (2020)
Spouse	Kim Jin-hee
Children	2
Parent	Kweon Seung-ohk
Alma mater	Chung-Ang University
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
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Kweon Seong-dong (Korean: 권성동, born 29 April 1960) is a South Korean lawyer and politician. A member of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), he has been the Member of Parliament for Gangneung since 2009.

Before entering politics, Kweon worked as a prosecutor and lawyer at various prosecution offices and the Ministry of Justice. He made his political debut at the 2009 Gangneung by-election which he won with about 51% of popular votes. He made himself known through his role at the 2016 political scandal, which let the impeachment of Park Geun-hye.

Early life and education

Kweon was born in Gangneung, Gangwon in 1960.^[1] He is the eldest of the three sons and a daughter of a housewife and Kweon Seung-ohk (died in 2022), was an educator and the former Director of Gangneung Myeongryun Institution.^[2]^[3]^[4] He attended Gangneung Myeongryun High School before joining Chung-Ang University, where he studied law.^[1]

Career

Although Kweon had ever joined anti-dictatorship movements in 1980, he rather prepared for a bar as he did not agree with "radical changes".^[2] He was qualified for the bar in 1985.^[1]

Shortly after completing national service, he began his prosecutor career at Suwon District Prosecutor's Office in March 1991, where he worked till transferred to Gangneung branch of Chuncheon District Public Prosecutors Office in September 1993.^[1] He then moved to Seoul, where he worked at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, the Ministry of Justice, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Offices, and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, between 1994 and 2000, and again between 2003 and 2005.^[1] His prosecutor career came to the end at Gwangju High Prosecutor's Office in 2006.^[1] He then briefly worked as a lawyer at Sojong Partners.^[1]

While he was working at the Ministry of Justice in 1999, Kweon made a draft of the National Human Rights Commission Act that was later submitted to the National Assembly.^[2] The bill was, however, scrapped by the then ruling party, Millennium Democratic Party (MDP), who instead established the National Human Rights Commission based on the demand of left-leaning non-governmental organisations (NGO).^[2] This made him to join politics.^[2]

Politics

In the 2008 election, Kweon made an unsuccessful attempt to contest for Gangneung under the Grand National Party (GNP) banner.^[1]^[2]

On 8 April 2022, Kweon was elected parliamentary leader of the People Power Party, defeating Cho Hae-jin.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

General elections

Year	Constituency	Political party	Votes (%)	Remarks
2009	Gangneung	GNP	34,834 (50.90%)	Won
2012	Gangneung	Saenuri	57,444 (60.78%)	Won
2016	Gangneung	Saenuri	54,359 (57.15%)	Won
2020	Gangneung	Independent	49,618 (40.84%)	Won

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "[Who Is ?] 권성동 자유한국당 의원". 13 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 권성동. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ 권승옥 전 학교법인 강릉명륜학원 이사장 별세. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ [부고] 권성동 국민의힘 국회의원 부친상. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ 국민의힘 새 원내대표에 '윤핵관' 권성동 의원. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ 국민의힘 원내대표에 '尹 최측근' 권성동… "협치에 더 힘 쏟겠다". 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ [프로필] 권성동 국민의힘 신임 원내대표…당내 전략통. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ 국민의힘 신임 원내대표 권성동 의원‥"야당과의 협치에 정력 쏟겠다". 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

External links

[kweon-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "[Who Is ?] 권성동 자유한국당 의원". 13 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[seong-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 권성동. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[3] 권승옥 전 학교법인 강릉명륜학원 이사장 별세. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[4] [부고] 권성동 국민의힘 국회의원 부친상. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[5] 국민의힘 새 원내대표에 '윤핵관' 권성동 의원. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[6] 국민의힘 원내대표에 '尹 최측근' 권성동… "협치에 더 힘 쏟겠다". 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[7] [프로필] 권성동 국민의힘 신임 원내대표…당내 전략통. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[8] 국민의힘 신임 원내대표 권성동 의원‥"야당과의 협치에 정력 쏟겠다". 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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-'''Kweon Seong-dong''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 권성동, born 29 April 1960) is a [[South Korea]]n lawyer and politician. A member of the [[conservatism|conservative]] [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]] (PPP), he has been the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Gangneung]] since 2009.
+'''Kweon Seong-dong''' ({{Korean|hangul=권성동}}, born 29 April 1960) is a South Korean lawyer and politician. A member of the [[conservatism|conservative]] [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]] (PPP), he has been the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Gangneung]] since 2009.
 Before entering politics, Kweon worked as a prosecutor and lawyer at various prosecution offices and the [[Ministry of Justice (South Korea)|Ministry of Justice]]. He made his political debut at the [[2009 South Korean by-elections|2009 Gangneung by-election]] which he won with about 51% of popular votes. He made himself known through his role at the [[2016 South Korean political scandal|2016 political scandal]], which let the [[impeachment of Park Geun-hye]].
 == Early life and education ==
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+Kweon was born in [[Gangneung]], [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]] in 1960.<ref name="kweon">{{cite news |date= 13 January 2017|title= [Who Is ?] 권성동 자유한국당 의원|url= http://www.businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article_view&num=40723|access-date= 21 March 2022}}</ref> He is the eldest of the three sons and a daughter of a housewife and Kweon Seung-ohk (died in 2022), was an educator and the former Director of Gangneung Myeongryun Institution.<ref name="seong">{{cite news |date= |script-title=ko:권성동|url= http://m.raythep.com/Politicians/People/View/sub03/21|access-date= 21 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 11 February 2022|script-title=ko:권승옥 전 학교법인 강릉명륜학원 이사장 별세|url= https://www.kado.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=1112514|access-date= 21 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 11 February 2022|script-title=ko:[부고] 권성동 국민의힘 국회의원 부친상|url= https://www.sedaily.com/NewsVIew/2623M8BW8Z|access-date= 21 March 2022}}</ref> He attended [[Gangneung Myeongryun High School]] before joining [[Chung-Ang University]], where he studied law.<ref name="kweon"/>
 == Career ==
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 In the [[2008 South Korean legislative election|2008 election]], Kweon made an unsuccessful attempt to contest for Gangneung under the [[Grand National Party]] (GNP) banner.<ref name="kweon"/><ref name="seong"/>
-On 8 April 2022, Kweon was elected parliamentary leader of the People Power Party, defeating [[Cho Hae-jin (politician)|Cho Hae-jin]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|title= 국민의힘 새 원내대표에 ‘윤핵관’ 권성동 의원|url= https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1038112.html|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|title= 국민의힘 원내대표에 ‘尹 최측근’ 권성동… “협치에 더 힘 쏟겠다”|url= https://www.chosun.com/politics/assembly/2022/04/08/MRJG5EV5ZRBN3PFZA4BQY2EUZM/|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|title= [프로필] 권성동 국민의힘 신임 원내대표…당내 전략통|url= https://www.donga.com/news/Politics/article/all/20220408/112761306/1|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|title= 국민의힘 신임 원내대표 권성동 의원‥"야당과의 협치에 정력 쏟겠다"|url= https://imnews.imbc.com/news/2022/politics/article/6357457_35666.html|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref>
+On 8 April 2022, Kweon was elected parliamentary leader of the People Power Party, defeating [[Cho Hae-jin (politician)|Cho Hae-jin]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|script-title=ko:국민의힘 새 원내대표에 '윤핵관' 권성동 의원|url= https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1038112.html|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|script-title=ko:국민의힘 원내대표에 '尹 최측근' 권성동… "협치에 더 힘 쏟겠다"|url= https://www.chosun.com/politics/assembly/2022/04/08/MRJG5EV5ZRBN3PFZA4BQY2EUZM/|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|script-title=ko:[프로필] 권성동 국민의힘 신임 원내대표…당내 전략통|url= https://www.donga.com/news/Politics/article/all/20220408/112761306/1|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 8 April 2022|script-title=ko:국민의힘 신임 원내대표 권성동 의원‥"야당과의 협치에 정력 쏟겠다"|url= https://imnews.imbc.com/news/2022/politics/article/6357457_35666.html|access-date= 8 April 2022}}</ref>
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