Lee Sang-kyu

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Lee Sang-kyu
이상규
Lee Sang-kyu in 2012
Permanent President of the Minjung Party
In office
26 August 2018 – 20 June 2020
Preceded byKim Jong-hoon
Kim Chang-han
Succeeded byKim Jae-yeon
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2012 – 19 December 2014
Preceded byKim Hui-chul
Succeeded byOh Shin-hwan
ConstituencyGwanak 2nd
Personal details
Born (1965-01-07) 7 January 1965 (age 59)
Jecheon, North Chungcheong, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyProgressive
Other political
affiliations		NVD21 (1997-1999)
DLP (2000-2011)
UPP (2011-2014)
PUP (2016-2017)
NPP (2017)
Minjung (2017-2020)
SpouseKim Hyang-soo
Children3
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationActivist, labourer, politician

Lee Sang-kyu (Korean: 이상규, born 7 January 1965) is a South Korean activist, labourer and politician. He was the Permanent President of the Minjung Party, a minor left-wing nationalist political party. He was elected as the Member of National Assembly for Gwanak 2nd constituency in 2012 but invalidated by court order in 2014.

Early life[edit]

Born in Jecheon,[1] Lee attended Yongmoon High School,[2] and earned a bachelor's degree in public law from Seoul National University.[1] He joined a student movement, as well as serving as the President of the Student Council of his faculty.[1][2] Following the graduation, he became a labourer,[2] working at print shops and construction sites.[1] He was also a member of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.[1]

He is also a colleague to Kim Jin-tae, the Liberty Korea MP for Chuncheon.[1]

Political career[edit]

Lee was an independent Guro District Council member candidate for Sindorim-dong in 1995 but was not elected.[2] He helped Kwon Young-ghil, the presidential candidate of the National Victory for Development 21 in 1997.[1][2] After the party was refounded as the Democratic Labour Party (DLP; then Unified Progressive Party), he subsequently joined and ran for a Seoul Metropolitan Council member in 2002 but lost.[2]

Lee ran 8th in the DLP list at the 2008 election but was not elected;[2] in fact, DLP only gained 2 FPTPs and 3 PRs. He was selected as the DLP MP candidate for Eunpyeong 2nd constituency at the 2010 by-election, though he abandoned his campaign.[3]

At the 2012 election, both Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Unified Progressive Party (UPP) agreed to put unity candidates in some constituencies, including Gwanak 2nd.[4] Originally, Lee Jung-hee, one of the co-Presidents of the UPP, won the opposition preselection over Kim Hui-chul, the DUP candidate and the incumbent MP.[5] However, Kim subsequently left DUP and ran as an independent candidate,[6] citing that the preselection was rigged.[7] Lee Jung-hee was forced to withdraw,[8] making Lee Sang-kyu to replace her.[9] He received 38.24%, defeating Oh Shin-hwan (Saenuri) and Kim Hui-chul (Independent).[10]

The UPP was banned by the court order on 19 December 2014, in which the elections of its all MPs were nullified.[11] Lee announced his bid as an independent candidate at the 2015 by-election,[12] but then withdrew.[13] In the end, the Saenuri candidate Oh Shin-hwan, who lost to Lee in 2012, was finally elected, making him as the first conservative candidate of the liberal-leaning constituency since its creation in 1988.[14]

Prior to the 2016 election, Lee joined the People's United Party (PUP, then Minjung Party), a minor left-wing party formed by several notable ex-UPP members.[15] He was selected as the PUP's MP candidate for Gwanak 2nd,[16] but ended up with 1.91%.[17] After that, he shortly left politics and worked as a plumber, till returned to help the party's presidential candidate Kim Sun-dong at the 2017 presidential election.[1]

In 2018, Lee announced his bid for Seoul mayorship.[18] In fact, he showed his intention to run in 2010 but endorsed Han Myeong-sook.[19] He lost to Kim Jin-sook in preselection.[18]

On 26 August 2018, Lee was elected as the Permanent President of the Minjung Party, received 96%.[20]

Controversy[edit]

On 22 May 2012, Lee was questioned by an audience in MBC 100 Minutes Debate, to explain his position and opinion about the issues regarding North Korea i.e. human rights and nuclear.[21] He replied that the question has a problem, adding that people should look the exact appearance of the country.[21] This was criticised by Chin Jung-kwon, saying "All politicians should ensure their ideologies and orientations to the voters. Otherwise, he or she is not supposed to take any duties."[21]

Personal life[edit]

Lee married to Kim Hyang-soo, who is 15 years younger than him.[2] Both have 3 children.[2]

Election results[edit]

General elections[edit]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2008 PR (8th) DLP 973,445 (5.70%) Not elected
2010 Eunpyeong 2nd DLP Withdrawn
2012 Gwanak 2nd UPP 43,158 (38.24%) Won
2015 Gwanak 2nd Independent Withdrawn
2016 Gwanak 2nd PUP 2,354 (1.91%) Defeated
2020 PR (4th) Minjung 295,612 (1.05%) Not elected

Local elections[edit]

Guro District Council[edit]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
1995 Sindorim-dong Independent 2,484 (43.12%) Defeated

Seoul Metropolitan Council[edit]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2002 Guro 2nd DLP 3,369 (8.01%) Defeated

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "[원희복의 인물탐구]국회의원 지낸 배관공 이상규 "진짜 진보와 사이비 진보 차이는 이것이다"". 25 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "[19대 초선人]'7수 끝에 거둔 값진 승리' 이상규". 2 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ "주민 모임, 재선거 투표용지 재인쇄 요청". 26 July 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "[전문] 민주통합당-통합진보당 야권연대 합의문". 10 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. ^ "이정희, 김희철에 승리…심상정·노회찬·천호선도 경선 통과". 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ^ "민주통합당 김희철 탈당, 무소속 출마 선언". 20 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. ^ "김희철, 민주통합당 경선 조작 주장과 무소속 출마 선언". 20 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  8. ^ "이정희, 관악을 후보 사퇴…오늘 오후 기자회견". 23 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  9. ^ "이정희 대신 이상규… 관악을 다시 3자구도로". 23 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  10. ^ "<이정희'대타' 이상규 관악을서 승리>". 12 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ^ "이석기 등 통진당 5명 의원직 상실 선고 이유는". 19 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  12. ^ "옛 통합진보당 이상규·김미희 4월 보선 출마". 4 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  13. ^ "'관악을 사퇴' 이상규, '어느 후보 지지?' 질문에…". 20 April 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  14. ^ "오신환, "27년 관악을 야당 벽 깼다"". 30 April 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. ^ "이상규, 민중연합당 입당 "박근혜정권 폭압 맞설 유일한 정당"". 27 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  16. ^ "이상규 전 통진당 의원, 민중연합당 후보로 관악을 출마". 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  17. ^ "<선택 4.13> 옛 통진당 주축 민중연합당 원내진입 좌절". 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  18. ^ a b "최저임금위 노동자위원 서울시장 선거 출마선언". 12 April 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  19. ^ "한명숙, 이상규와 단일화 '반전 발판' 오세훈, 20~30대 공략 '우세 굳히기'". 12 May 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  20. ^ "민중당 새 상임대표에 이상규 전 의원 선출". 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  21. ^ a b c "시민논객·진중권 "이상규 당신 종북이냐 아니냐"". 23 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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