Kwon Young-ghil

Kwon Young-ghil
권영길
Chairman of the Democratic Labor Party
In office
30 January 2000 – 12 July 2004
Preceded byParty Established
Succeeded byKim Hae-kyung
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2012
Preceded byLee Ju-yeong
Succeeded byKang Ki-youn
ConstituencySeongsan District (Changwon)
Personal details
Born (1941-11-05) 5 November 1941 (age 83)
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Political partyJustice Party
Other political
affiliations
People's Victory 21 (1997–2000)
Democratic Labor Party (2000–11)
Unified Progressive Party (2011–12)
SpouseKang Jie-yeun
Alma materSeoul National University
ReligionRoman Catholic(Christian Name : Charles)
Korean name
Hangul
권영길
Hanja
權永吉
Revised RomanizationGweon Yeonggil
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Yŏnggil

Kwon Young-ghil (Korean권영길; born 5 November 1941) is a South Korean politician, journalist, and trade unionist. He was a founding member of the People's Victory 21 and Democratic Labour Party.