Draft:Lim Chae-jeong

Overview

A South Korean politician.

Biography

He was born on May 14, 1941, in Sinpung-ri, Dasi-myeon, Naju-gun, South Jeolla Province (currently Hoejin-ri, Dasi-myeon, Naju-si) as the eldest of three sons and two daughters. His father was Im Gwang-taek, who served as the Dean of the College of Law at Chonnam National University, and his mother was Yang Gyeong-ja of the Jeju Yang clan.

He graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School (34th graduating class)[* He was high school classmates with former Supreme Court Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon (who went to Seoul National Univ. College of Law) and former National Assembly member Sin Ki-ha (who went to Chonnam National Univ. College of Law).] and the Korea University College of Law. Afterwards, he worked as a reporter for the Dong-A Ilbo from 1969 to 1975. In 1975, he organized the 'Dong-A Committee for the Struggle to Defend Freedom of the Press' in opposition to the Park Chung-hee administration's suppression of advertisements in the Dong-A Ilbo, and served as a standing committee member before being dismissed.

In 1979, he attended the YWCA Fake Wedding Incident and was taken to the Defense Security Command, where he was tortured. Afterward, he continued to participate in the democratization movement as a dissident.

In 1988, he joined the Peace Democratic Party along with other dissidents such as Park Young-sook and Moon Dong-hwan. He ran as a Peace Democratic Party candidate in the Seoul Nowon-gu Eul constituency in the 13th National Assembly Election but was defeated by New Democratic Republican Party candidate Kim Yong-chae.

In the 1992 14th National Assembly Election, he ran in the same constituency as a candidate for the Democratic Party. Although initially counted as a loss, he filed a lawsuit and, after a recount, defeated Democratic Liberal Party candidate Kim Yong-chae to be elected. According to a [Ilbo article at the time], 100 votes for Im Chae-jung were counted entirely as votes for Kim Yong-chae. It was a hidden trap that this happened in the military absentee ballot box.[* Ironically, Kim Yong-chae later joined the United Liberal Democrats (ULD), becoming part of the same coalition government as Im Chae-jung due to the DJP Coalition, and was even elected as the Mayor of Nowon-gu through a joint nomination by the ULD and NCNP(…).]

Afterward, he was elected three more times in the same Nowon-gu region in the 15th, 16th, and 17th elections (representing the National Congress for New Politics, Millennium Democratic Party, and Uri Party).[* However, in the 17th General Election, he moved to the newly created constituency 'Byeong' instead of his traditional base 'Eul', and political newcomer Woo Won-shik ran in 'Eul' instead and was elected.]

From 2004 to 2006, the first half of the 17th National Assembly, he served as the Chairman of the Unification, Foreign Affairs, and Trade Committee of the National Assembly. In 2005, he served as the Chairman of the Uri Party.

Subsequently, he served as the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2008, the second half of the 17th National Assembly. He became the first head of the legislative branch from a dissident background. Despite having a relatively low seniority of 4 terms compared to past Speakers[* He won the internal party primary against fellow Jungnang-gu Eul representative Kim Deok-gyu, who was his university junior but a 5-term lawmaker. Usually, the Speaker position is held by senior lawmakers with 5 or more terms who are approaching or over 70 and nearing retirement, but due to a lack of multi-term lawmakers in the Ruling Party at the time, Im Chae-jung, who had relatively high seniority, took the role.] and a somewhat weak regional base in Seoul, he rose to the position of the leader encompassing all lawmakers thanks to support within the Uri Party.[* His ascent to Speaker as a 4-term lawmaker was the first in 23 years since Speaker Chae Mun-shik (11th) in 1983. Also, as a former journalist, he was the fourth following Speakers Chae, Lee Man-sup, and Kim Won-ki. Notably, since Speaker Im came from the Dong-A Ilbo like Speakers Lee Man-sup and Kim Won-ki, a rare record was set where alumni of a specific newspaper held the Speakership three times in a row. As a side note, Kim Hyung-o, who took the gavel after Speaker Im Chae-jung retired, was also a former Dong-A Ilbo reporter, setting a rare record where 4 consecutive former and current Speakers were Dong-A Ilbo alumni. This record was broken in the second half of the 18th National Assembly when Speaker Park Hee-tae, a former prosecutor, took the gavel. Interestingly, Speaker Park Hee-tae holds the title of the only Speaker from a by-election, as he was elected after changing constituencies in the 2009 by-elections following a nomination elimination.]

He declared he would not run in the 2008 18th National Assembly Election and virtually retired from politics after the 17th National Assembly.[* In fact, it is customary for the Speaker of the National Assembly not to run in the next general election and to leave politics after leaving office.] In the Nowon Byeong constituency, Grand National Party candidate Hong Jung-wook and New Progressive Party candidate Roh Hoe-chan competed,[* In the Democratic party bloc, political newcomer Kim Seong-hwan of the United Democratic Party ran but lost, coming in 3rd place behind them. Later, Kim Seong-hwan ran for Mayor of Nowon-gu in the 5th Local Elections 2 years later and was elected, serving two terms. He then resigned to run in the 20th National Assembly Election (at this time, the predecessor Ahn Cheol-soo had resigned to run for the 19th Presidential Election. Unlike other positions, there is no regulation requiring resignation from the National Assembly to run in the South Korean Presidential Election, but some politicians resign even their incumbent seats to run. Ahn Cheol-soo did so in this election, and Won Hee-ryong, who even resigned as Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province to run in the 20th Presidential Election, was another case.) and was elected, finally succeeding in entering central politics. In the 22nd National Assembly Election, he moved to Nowon-gu Eul, was elected there, and became a 3-term lawmaker, continuing to this day.] and Grand National Party's Hong Jung-wook won, becoming Im Chae-jung's successor.

During the period he had no party affiliation as Speaker of the National Assembly, the Uri Party went through the United New Democratic Party to become the United Democratic Party. After finishing his term in the 17th National Assembly, he restored his party membership with the United Democratic Party, and is currently a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On May 27, 2019, he was acclaimed as the President of the Korea Baduk Association and took office on the 29th.[1] As an amateur 5-dan, he is known to have a very high interest in Baduk. In July 2020, his reappointment was confirmed, and he carried out the duties of the 21st President of the Korea Baduk Association. His term was until July 2024. [[1]] Then, on July 28, his [expired], and he retired from the presidency.[2]

Political Activities

As a former dismissed reporter of the Dong-A Ilbo, he devoted himself to the dissident movement.

After being dismissed in 1975 for the struggle to defend freedom of the press, he devoted himself to the dissident movement, serving as the Secretary-General of the United Minjung Movement for Democracy and Unification (Mintongryeon). He joined the Peace Democratic Party after declaring his support for candidate Kim Dae-jung during the 13th Presidential Election.

He had little contact with the Donggyo-dong faction, the influential group within the party, so he did not have much luck with party positions. However, in 1997, his excellent sense of political situation judgment was recognized, and he began to stand out as he took on the role of Chairman of the Situation Analysis Committee of the National Congress for New Politics.

Afterward, he held key positions such as Director of the Democratic Party's National Strategy Institute in 2000 and Head of the Democratic Party's Special Headquarters for Policy Election during the 16th Presidential Election in 2002. After the 2002 presidential election, he served as the Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, playing a pivotal role in laying the foundation for various policies of the Participatory Government.

Whenever the Uri Party faced difficult situations due to factional conflicts, he answered the party's "call" and managed crises, earning the nickname "relief pitcher." Despite having his roots in the dissident movement, his "rational" leadership, which appropriately combined reformism and pragmatism, is pointed out as the factor that gained him broad trust within the party. A prime example of this is when the party leadership resigned en masse in January 2005 taking responsibility for the failure to pass the Four Major Reform Bills in the National Assembly; he was recommended by almost all factions to serve as the interim chairman and later served as the Speaker of the National Assembly for the second half of the session.

In 2005, he was mainly active in the planning and policy fields, serving as the Chairman of the Uri Party's Planning and Strategy Advisory Committee and the Director of the Open Policy Institute.

From 2006, he served as the Speaker of the National Assembly. It was evaluated as unusual for a 4-term lawmaker from a metropolitan constituency.[* However, since the 20th National Assembly, when the Democratic Party of Korea swept the absolute majority of seats in the metropolitan area and became the largest party in the National Assembly, many Speakers from the metropolitan area have emerged. Starting with Speaker Chung Sye-kyun (Jongno) in the first half of the 20th National Assembly, excluding Speaker Park Byeong-seug (Daejeon Seo A, first half of the 21st National Assembly), those from the metropolitan area continue to hold the speakership (Speakers Moon Hee-sang (Uijeongbu A, second half of the 20th National Assembly) and Kim Jin-pyo (Suwon E, second half of the 21st National Assembly)). There were also cases where 6-term senior lawmaker Lee Seok-hyun (Anyang Dongan A) in the first half of the 20th National Assembly, 5-term senior lawmaker Jo Jeong-sik (Siheung B) in the second half of the 21st National Assembly, and 4-term senior lawmaker Woo Sang-ho (Seodaemun A) challenged for the position of National Assembly Speaker.]

References

  1. ^ "Im Chae-jung, former Speaker of the National Assembly, recommended as President of the Korea Baduk Association" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 2019-05-27.
  2. ^ "Former Speaker Im Chae-jung: "President Yoon must meet Representative Lee... Politics must be restored"" (in Korean). KBS News. 2024-04-26.



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