Kim Jinai

Kim Jinai
김진애
Floor leader of Open Democratic Party
In office
30 May 2020 – 8 March 2021
Preceded byposition created
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2020 – 23 March 2021
ConstituencyProportional representation
In office
November 2009 – 29 May 2012
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1953-02-19) 19 February 1953 (age 71)
Siheung, South Korea
Political partyOpen Democratic Party
Alma materSeoul National University
MIT
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jinai (Korean: 김진애; Hanja: 金鎭愛; born 16 February 1953), also known as Kim Jin-ae, is a South Korean urban engineer and politician.

Biography

In 1971 Kim was the only woman admitted to study at Seoul National University College of Engineering which building then only had men's bathrooms.[1][2]

Upon return from studying at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kim took several notable urban planning projects such as creating Sanbon Newtown, one of satellite cities of Seoul, and restructuring Insa-dong.[3] She took numerous policy advisory roles to the government of both conservative and liberal presidents and major construction projects like Sejong City.

For the 2008 general election, Kim was placed as number 17 of the proportional list for preceding party of now Democratic Party of Korea but failed to be elected. However, after one of the members elected via proportional list resigned, she finally became a lawmaker in November 2009. Highlighting the problems of "Four Major River project" of Lee Myung-bak administration is her best known work as a parliamentarian to the public.[4][5]

For the 2012 general election, Kim applied to earn Democratic Party's nomination for Seoul Mapo A constituency but lost to Noh Woong-rae.[5]

For the 2020 general election, Kim was placed as the top of the list of newly created party's proportional representation list.[6] Kim assumed the floor leadership as she is the only lawmaker of her party who has served more than once. In December 2020, Kim announced her candidacy for Seoul Mayor in the upcoming by-election in April 2021.[7] On 8 March 2021 Kim submitted her resignation as a member of the National Assembly to focus on her campaign as mayor of the capital of the country.[8] After their agreed poll found Park Young-sun of Democratic Party more fit for office, Kim and her party endorsed Park for the post. Following Kim's resignation, a former spokesperson of President Moon Jae-in, Kim Eui-kyeom will succeed her seat at the parliament on 24 March 2021.[9]

Kim was previously a visiting professor of architecture at Ewha Womans University and an adjunct professor at KAIST.

Kim holds three degrees in architecture - a bachelor's degree from Seoul National University, a master's from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate in urban planning from MIT. She graduated from Ewha Girls' High School.

Electoral history

Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
17th National Assembly General Election 2004 Seoul Yongsan Uri Party 43,915 39.62% Lost
18th National Assembly General Election 2008 proportional representation Democratic Party (2008) 4,313,645 25.17% Won
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 proportional representation Open Democratic Party 1,512,763 5.42% Won

Awards[10]

  • Order of Civil Merit by the government of South Korea (1998)
  • Time's Global 100 Roster of Young Leaders for the New Millennium (1994)

References

  1. ^ "인터뷰/김진애 건축가". 동양일보 '이땅의 푸른 깃발' (in Korean). 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. ^ "'인생은 '의외로' 멋지다' 펴낸 건축가 김진애의 30대 여성을 위한 제안｜여성동아". 여성동아 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ^ "'인생은 '의외로' 멋지다' 펴낸 건축가 김진애의 30대 여성을 위한 제안".
  4. ^ Technology, WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and. "WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology". WISET Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-19.{cite web}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "'4대강 저격수' 김진애, 국회의원 3번째 떨어졌지만…". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  6. ^ "[뉴있저] 비례후보 1번을 만나다...열린민주당 김진애 후보". YTN (in Korean). 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  7. ^ ""첫 도시전문가 시장 될것" 김진애, 출마 선언…김의겸 국회 입성?".
  8. ^ tf.co.kr (2021-03-08). "'국회의원 사직서 제출'하고 필승 다짐한 김진애 [TF사진관]". 더팩트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  9. ^ "김진애 24일 의원직 공식사퇴…김의겸 승계". 연합뉴스TV (in Korean). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  10. ^ "김진애 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.