Yeom Dong-yeol

Yeom Dong-yeol (Korean: 염동열; Hanja: 廉東烈; born 28 February 1961) is a South Korean politician and a current member of the National Assembly.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yeom.
Yeom Dong-yeol
염동열
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2016
Preceded byHwang Young-cheul
(Hoengseong-gun)
ConstituencyGangwon Taebaek
Hoengseong-gun
Yeongwol-gun
Pyeongchang-gun
Jeongseon-gun
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2016
Preceded byChoi Jong-won
Succeeded byHimself (partially)
ConstituencyGangwon Taebaek

Yeongwol-gun
Pyeongchang-gun

Jeongseon-gun
Secretary-General of the Future Korea Party
Assumed office
21 March 2020[1]
Preceded byCho Hun-hyun
Secretary-General of the Liberty Korea Party
In office
7 June 2017[2] – 6 July 2017
Preceded byPark Maeng-woo
Succeeded byHong Moon-pyo
Personal details
Born (1961-02-28) February 28, 1961
Doam-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon, South Korea
Political partyFuture Korea
Other political
affiliations		United Future Party (2020)

Liberty Korea Party (2017-2020)
Saenuri Party (2017-2012)
Grand National Party

Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Han In-suk (m. 2003)
Children2
Alma materCatholic Kwandong University
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeom Dong-yeol
McCune–ReischauerYum Dong-yul

Early life and education

Yeom was born in Doam-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon, South Korea on February 28, 1961. He graduated from Catholic Kwandong University with a degree in business administration.[3]

Political career

Yeom ran for representative of Gangwon Pyeongchang-gun and Yeongwol-gun in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party, but lost to Kim Yong-hak of the Grand National Party.[4]

Yeom ran for the same district in 2010 during by-elections but lost to Choi Jong-won of the Democratic Party.

In 2012, Yeom ran for the same district once again and was elected with 56.61% of the vote. He was pro-Park Geun-hye.[5]

In 2016, Yeom's constituency was reorganized[6], despite that he won his constituency again in the 2016 South Korean legislative election.

He assumed the position of Secretary-General of the Liberty Korea Party on June 7, 2017.[7]

He has announced that he will not be running in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[8]

On March 19, 2020, he and three other United Future Party members including Won Yoo-chul defected to the Future Korea Party.

He became the second Secretary-General of the Future Korea Party on March 21, 2020; succeeding Cho Hun-hyun.

Personal life

Yeom married his wife, Han In-sook in 2003. They have two sons.

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References
  1. "미래한국당 사무총장 염동열·정책위원장 김기선 선임". 강원도민일보. March 21, 2020.
  2. "자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열". 자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열. June 7, 2017.
  3. "염동열 의원". 대학저널 (in Korean). 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. 강원도민일보 (2004-01-29). "3强 구도속 선거구 획정 최대변수". 강원도민일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. "[홍천뉴스투데이] 홍준표 비서실장 염동열측도 80여명 강원랜드 청탁 드러나". 홍천뉴스투데이. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. 지면보기, 입력 2016 02 29 02:30 수정 2016 02 29 02:45 | 종합 3면 (2016-02-29). "강원, 5개 시·군 합친 공룡 지역구 2개 탄생". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  7. 이규연 (2017-06-07). "자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열". 자유한국당 새 사무총장에 염동열. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  8. 조민정 (2020-02-26). "통합당 염동열 불출마…"총선 압승 위해 제 한몸 바치겠다"". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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