[Profile] Kim Young-joo, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly... 'Four-term Labor Sector Expert Female Politician'

"I will take the lead in restoring parliamentary politics through National Assembly operations that emphasize dialogue and compromise"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 4th, the National Assembly elected Representative Kim Young-joo as the Vice Speaker for the second half of the National Assembly. Kim, a four-term senior female politician, is an expert in the labor field.

Born in Seoul in 1955, Kim has a background as a basketball player. In 1973, she played for the Seoul Trust Bank's corporate basketball team, a prestigious team at the time, and after retiring, she worked as a bank clerk at Seoul Trust Bank. While working as a bank clerk, she engaged in labor activism against various discriminations such as wages, treatment, and promotion for female clerks, and served as the executive vice chairperson of the National Financial Labor Union Federation.

She was elected as a proportional representation member of the Uri Party in the 17th National Assembly. She ran for the Yeongdeungpo-gu Gap constituency in Seoul in the 18th National Assembly but was defeated. She then succeeded in being re-elected from the 19th to the 21st National Assembly.

During the 19th National Assembly, she served as the chairperson of the Environment and Labor Committee, and under the Moon Jae-in administration, she served as the first Minister of Employment and Labor.

After being elected as the Vice Speaker for the second half of the 21st National Assembly in the plenary session that day, Vice Speaker Kim promised in her acceptance speech, "I will take the lead in restoring parliamentary politics through National Assembly operations that emphasize dialogue and compromise." She emphasized, "Overcoming the imminent external crisis is difficult with efforts from only one side of the ruling or opposition parties," and added, "The National Assembly must respond in a bipartisan manner." In particular, she stated, "For the legislative branch, which is one pillar of state administration, to fulfill its role faithfully, communication and cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties are more important than anything else."

▲ Seoul (born 1955) ▲ Muhak Girls' High School ▲ Korea National Open University, Department of Korean Language and Literature ▲ Sogang University Graduate School of Economics (Master of Economics) ▲ Executive Vice Chairperson of the National Financial Labor Union ▲ 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st National Assembly member ▲ Chairperson of the Environment and Labor Committee in the second half of the 19th National Assembly ▲ Minister of Employment and Labor

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