Sim Sang-jung

Sim Sang-jung
심상정
Sim Sang-jung in 2015
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2012 – 29 May 2024
Preceded bySon Beom Gyu
ConstituencyGyeonggi Goyang A
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
ConstituencyProportional representation
Leader of the Justice Party
In office
18 July 2015 – 11 July 2017
Preceded byCheon Ho-sun
Succeeded byLee Jeong-mi
In office
13 July 2019 – 12 October 2020
Preceded byLee Jeong-mi
Succeeded byKim Jong-Cheol
Personal details
Born (1959-02-20) 20 February 1959 (age 65)
P'aju, Kyonggi Province, South Korea
Political partyJustice Party
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Labor Party (2000–2008)
New Progressive Party (2008–2011)
Unified Progressive Party (2011–12)
Alma materSeoul National University
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
심상정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSim Sangjeong
McCune–ReischauerSim Sangjŏng

Sim Sang-jung (born 20 February 1959) is a South Korean labor rights activist and former politician. She was one of the five major presidential candidates in the 2017 South Korean presidential election, running as the Justice Party's nominee. She again ran as the Justice Party's nominee in the 2022 presidential election, finishing in 3rd place.

She has been a member of the National Assembly since 2012, having previously served from 2004 to 2008, and was the leader of the Justice Party from 2015 to 2017 and 2019 to 2020.[1] She announced her retirement from politics following the 2024 legislative election, effective at the end of the National Assembly's term on 29 May.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Korea's electoral map is being totally rewritten". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 28, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "심상정 정계 은퇴 선언 "통절한 마음으로 사죄드린다"". 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Former Justice Party chief Sim Sang-jeung retires from politics". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-04-16.