Ko Min-jung
South Korean politician (born 1979)
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Ko Min-jung (Korean: 고민정; born October 13, 1979) is South Korean politician and former KBS announcer. She served as the presidential spokesperson at the Blue House under President Moon Jae-in and is currently a National Assembly member from Seoul.
Kim Eui-kyeom
Ko Min-jung | |
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| 고민정 | |
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| Presidential Spokesperson | |
| In office 25 April 2019 – 15 January 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Park Soo-hyun Kim Eui-kyeom |
| Succeeded by | Kang Min-seok |
| Vice Presidential Spokesperson | |
| In office 18 May 2017 – 24 April 2019 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Succeeded by | Han Jung-woo |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Choo Mi-ae |
| Constituency | Seoul Gwangjin B |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1979 Seoul, South Korea |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Cho Ki Young |
| Alma mater | Kyung Hee University Qingdao University |
| Signature |  |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고민정 |
| RR | Go Minjeong |
| MR | Ko Minjŏng |
In 2004, she passed an exam and joined the Announcers' Bureau of the Programming Department at KBS. From 2005 to 2017, she hosted various informative, family-oriented TV shows and two radio programmes.[1]
In 2017, she left a high-paying job at a national broadcaster to serve as spokesperson for Moon during his campaign for the Democratic Party primary and 2017 presidential elections.[2] Following Moon's inauguration as President, she became his first vice presidential spokesperson. In April 2019, she was promoted to presidential spokesperson after her predecessor resigned.[3] She resigned from the position in January 2020 in preparation for the 2020 general election.
In the 2020 general election, Ko defeated former Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon, a potential presidential candidate for the opposition party. In 2021, she served as a spokesperson for Park Young-sun, her party's candidate for Seoul mayor in the 2021 South Korean by-elections, where Oh was nominated by the main opposition party.
She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Chinese language and literature from Kyung Hee University and Qingdao University.[1]
Electoral history
| Election | Year | District | Party affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
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| 21st National Assembly General Election | 2020 | Seoul Gwangjin B | Democratic Party | 54,210 | 50.37% | Won |
| 22nd National Assembly General Election | 2024 | Seoul Gwangjin B | Democratic Party | 53,362 | 51.47% | Won |
Personal life
She is married to poet Cho Ki-young, whom she met at Kyunghee University.