Kim Jinai | |
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| 김진애 | |
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| Floor leader of Open Democratic Party | |
| In office 30 May 2020 – 8 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Member of theNational Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2020 – 23 March 2021 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| In office November 2009 – 29 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-02-19)19 February 1953 (age 72) Siheung, South Korea |
| Political party | Open Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University MIT |
Kim Jinai (Korean: 김진애;Hanja: 金鎭愛; born 16 February 1953), also known asKim Jin-ae, is a South Koreanurban engineer and politician.
In 1971 Kim was the only woman admitted to study atSeoul National University College of Engineering which building then only had men's bathrooms.[1][2]
Upon return from studying atMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Kim took several notable urban planning projects such as creatingSanbon Newtown, one of satellite cities of Seoul, and restructuringInsa-dong.[3] She took numerous policy advisory roles to the government of both conservative and liberal presidents and major construction projects likeSejong City.
For the 2008 general election, Kim was placed as number 17 of the proportional list for preceding party of nowDemocratic Party of Korea but failed to be elected. However, after one of the members elected via proportional list resigned, she finally became a lawmaker in November 2009. Highlighting the problems of "Four Major River project" ofLee Myung-bak administration is her best known work as a parliamentarian to the public.[4][5]
For the 2012 general election, Kim applied to earn Democratic Party's nomination forSeoulMapo A constituency but lost toNoh Woong-rae.[5]
For the 2020 general election, Kim was placed as the top of the list of newly created party's proportional representation list.[6] Kim assumed the floor leadership as she is the only lawmaker of her party who has served more than once. In December 2020, Kim announced her candidacy for Seoul Mayor in the upcomingby-election in April 2021.[7] On 8 March 2021 Kim submitted her resignation as a member of the National Assembly to focus on her campaign as mayor of the capital of the country.[8] After their agreed poll foundPark Young-sun ofDemocratic Party more fit for office, Kim and her party endorsed Park for the post. Following Kim's resignation, a former spokesperson of PresidentMoon Jae-in, Kim Eui-kyeom will succeed her seat at the parliament on 24 March 2021.[9]
Kim was previously a visiting professor of architecture atEwha Womans University and an adjunct professor atKAIST.
Kim holds three degrees in architecture - a bachelor's degree fromSeoul National University, a master's fromMassachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate inurban planning fromMIT. She graduated fromEwha Girls' High School.
| Election | Year | District | Party affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
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| 17th National Assembly General Election | 2004 | SeoulYongsan | Uri Party | 43,915 | 39.62% | Lost |
| 18th National Assembly General Election | 2008 | proportional representation | Democratic Party (2008) | 4,313,645 | 25.17% | Won |
| 21st National Assembly General Election | 2020 | proportional representation | Open Democratic Party | 1,512,763 | 5.42% | Won |
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