Kim Mi-kyung (politician)

This article is about South Korean politician. For other people, see Kim Mi-gyeong.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Mi-kyung
김미경
Mayor of Eunpyeong District
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2018
Preceded byKim Woo-young
Member of Seoul Metropolitan Council
In office
1 July 2010 – 30 June 2018
Constituency2nd district of Eunpyeong District
Member of Eunpyeong District Council
In office
25 April 2003 – 30 June 2007
In office
20 December 2007 – 30 June 2010
Personal details
Born (1965-07-05) 5 July 1965 (age 59)
Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKorea National Open University
Korea University
Chugye University for the Arts

Kim Mi-kyung (Korean: 김미경; Hanja: 金美京; born 5 July 1965) is a South Korean politician serving as Mayor of Eunpyeong District of Seoul from 2018 and its first woman mayor.[1]

Kim's father unsuccessfully ran for Eunpyeong District Council member in 1998.[2] Kim's family supported her campaign in 2003 bi-election for the same post.[3]

In the 2007 bi-election which happened on the same day as 2007 South Korean presidential election, Kim was the only democratic local council member to be elected outside of liberal stronghold Honam region with others being members of Hannara Party, the party of president-elect Lee Myung-bak.[3]

From 2010 to 2014 Kim worked as the spokesperson of her party in Seoul Metropolitan Council. Also, she took several roles in her party such as deputy spokesperson of her party, vice chair of its Women's Committee and vice chair of Policy Planning Committee.[4]

In 2014 Kim was elected as the first woman to chair the City Planning Management Committee of Seoul Metropolitan Council.[5][4]

Kim joined both of Moon Jae-in's presidential campaigns - chair of Seoul branch of the committee composed of members from civil societies in 2012 and chair of special committee on veterans affairs in 2017.[2]

In the 2020 election, Kim could not even stand for the first round of primary to secure her party's nomination for Eunpyeong Mayor. However, with the petition of 8000 people signed in two days, she requested retrial to her party's election commission and eventually topped two rounds of primary elections defeating 8 potential candidates and securing the nomination.[2][6]

Kim holds two degrees - a bachelor from Korea National Open University and a master's from Korea University. She also completed a doctoral programme in cultural arts studies at Chugye University for the Arts.

  1. ^ 은평 최초 여성 수장, 김미경 구청장 취임. 시정일보 (in Korean). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c 김미경 구청장은 누구인가. www.newstomato.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b 인생을 바꾼 세 가지 순간, 그때마다 주민들이 있었기에 버텼다 – 서울 은평구청장 후보 김미경 인터뷰. PPSS [ko]. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b 김미경 서울시의원, 은평구청장 출마 선언. 서울로컬뉴스 (in Korean). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ 김미경, 이순자 시의원 상임위원장 피선. 은평타임즈 (in Korean). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. ^ "[6.13지방선거 인터뷰]컷오프·재심 경선 1위, 김미경 민주당 은평구청장 예비후보를 만나". 뉴스프리존 (in Korean). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.