Rhyu Si-min

Rhyu Si-min
유시민
柳時敏
Member of the National Assembly
In office
25 April 2003 – 29 May 2008
Preceded byKwack Chi-Young (canceled)
Succeeded bySon Beom-gyu
ConstituencyDeogyang 1st (Goyang)
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
10 February 2006 – 22 May 2007
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Preceded byKim Geun-tae
Succeeded byByun Jae-jin
Personal details
Born (1959-07-28) July 28, 1959 (age 65)
Bukbu-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
South Korea
Political partyIndependent (2018-)
Justice Party (South Korea) (2012-2018)
Unified Progressive Party (2011-2012)
People's Participation Party (2009-2011)
Independent (2008-2009)
United New Democratic Party (2007-2008)
Uri Party (2003-2007)
People's Party for Reform (2002-2003)
SpouseHan Gyeong-hye
Residence(s)Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu
Seoul metropolitan city
South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University
Department of Economics (B.S.)
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Gutenberg School of Management & Economics (M.S.)
ProfessionPolitician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance South Korea
Branch/service Republic of Korea Army
Years of service1980-1983
Rank Byeongjang
Korean name
Hangul
유시민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Simin
McCune–ReischauerYu Simin

Rhyu Si-min (Korean유시민; born 28 July 1959) is a South Korean politician who served as the 44th Minister of Health and Welfare from February 2006 to May 2007 under the Roh Moo-hyun administration .

Rhyu studied economics at Seoul National University and later earned a master's degree in economics from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. He worked as a journalist for Dong-a Ilbo and The Hankyoreh, before entering politics in August 2002.

In February 2006, he became Minister of Health and Welfare but resigned on 22 May 2007. On 18 August 2007, he announced his candidacy for president,[1] but later dropped out during the primary.

Later, Rhyu was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the United New Democratic Party, representing the Deogyang A district.

He was selected by the liberal opposition parties to run for governor of Gyeonggi province on 13 May 2010.[2] In December 2011, Rhyu agreed to merge his People's Participation Party with the Unified Progressive Party and served as one of the co-chairs after the merger.[3]

He announced his retirement from politics on 19 February 2013.[4][5]

  1. ^ 임, 석규 (19 August 2007). "유시민 대선 출마 선언". 한겨레 (in Korean).
  2. ^ Opposition bloc fields joint candidate for Gyeonggi governor, JoongAng Daily, Retrieved on 25 May 2010
  3. ^ Progressive parties unified, Yonhap News Agency, archived from the original on 7 July 2012, retrieved 1 February 2012
  4. ^ The Kyunghyang Shinmun 2013 February 19
  5. ^ 홍, 지인. "유시민 정계은퇴 선언…"직업으로서의 정치 떠난다"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-31.

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