Park Ji-hyun (politician)

For other people with similar names, see Park Ji-hyun (disambiguation).
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Ji-hyun
박지현
Park Ji-hyun in 2022
Born (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)
Wonju, South Korea
Other namesFlame
Known for
  • Former co-chair of Democratic Party of Korea
  • Anti-sex crime activist
  • Gender equality activist
Political partyDemocratic (since 2022)
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Park Ji-hyun (Korean: 박지현, Korean pronunciation: [pɑktɕiçʌn]; born 29 March 1996) is a South Korean political activist and former co-chair of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), the main opposition party.[1] In 2019, she helped to expose one of the largest online sex-crime rings in South Korea, called the Nth Room.[2] In March 2022, she was appointed interim co-chair of the Democratic Party[3][4] at the age of 25, and resigned in June.[5] Park was named to the TIME100 Next, TIME magazine's list of emerging leaders,[4] as well as the 2022 BBC 100 Women and Bloomberg 50 lists,[2][6][7] in recognition of her work in combating digital sex crimes and fighting for gender equality in politics.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lee, Hae-rin (December 9, 2022). "Anti-sex crime activist-turned-politician named in BBC 100 Women 2022 list". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. December 6, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ Bang, Jae-hyeok (March 13, 2022). "96년생 박지현, 민주당 공동비대위원장 파격 발탁…이준석 대항마 될까". ChosunBiz (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. ^ a b Kim, Soo Jin (September 28, 2022). "2022 TIME100 NEXT – Park Ji-hyun". TIME. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "The Bloomberg 50". December 26, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-13 – via EBSCOHost.
  7. ^ "Anti-sex crime activist-turned-politician named in BBC 100 Women 2022 list". The Korea Times. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-01-17.