Jin Joong-kwon: "Yoon Hee-sook, Conservative Upgrade... Korean Society Has Progressed"

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon praised Rep. Yoon Hee-sook of the United Future Party on the 3rd for her speech titled "I am a tenant," calling it a "desirable direction."

On the same day, Jin posted on his Facebook, saying, "The fact that conservatism is being upgraded in that way itself means that Korean society has taken a step forward."

He pointed out, "Strengthening the progressive camp does not directly lead to progress," adding, "Look at the Democratic Party. Although the camp has been strengthened, society is actually regressing."

Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the United Future Party, expressed concerns during a 5-minute free speech at the National Assembly plenary session on the 30th of last month, after the Housing Lease Protection Act, which includes the introduction of the rent ceiling system and the right to request contract renewal, was passed.
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Earlier, on the 30th of last month, Rep. Yoon took the floor for a five-minute free speech to criticize the amendment to the Housing Lease Protection Act, which was processed under the leadership of the Democratic Party.

On that day, Rep. Yoon began her speech with the words, "I am a tenant," and said, "I moved in last May, but from the moment I moved in until now, I have been living with the worry of what if the landlord tells me to leave after two years."

She continued, "But when I looked at the bill voted on today, I did not feel good. I thought I would have to move into a monthly rent without any choice after four years."

Then, Rep. Yoon pointed out, "Because of this law, the jeonse (long-term deposit lease) is rapidly disappearing, causing confusion for many people, and a jeonse crisis has already occurred," adding, "If it were me, I would have thought about what incentives to give landlords so they would not be afraid. Would tenants living in jeonse worth billions be treated the same way?" Following this remark, Rep. Yoon's name rose to the top of real-time search rankings on portal sites, and her speech has been a hot topic day after day.

Meanwhile, Rep. Yoon, who serves as the chairperson of the Economic Innovation Committee under the party's Emergency Response Committee, is considered one of the party's top economic experts. She is a first-term lawmaker elected in the 4.15 general election, representing Seocho Gap in Seoul.

Rep. Yoon graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in economics and earned a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University in the United States. She has served as a research fellow at the Korea Development Institute (KDI), a private advisor to the National Economic Advisory Council, and a public member of the Minimum Wage Commission.

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