Rhyu Si-min
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Rhyu.
| Rhyu Si-min 유시민 柳時敏 |
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| In office April 30, 2003 – May 29, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Chi-Young Kwack (canceled) |
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| Succeeded by | Son Beom Gyu |
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| In office February 10, 2006 – May 22, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Geun Tae |
| Succeeded by | Byun Jae-jin |
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| Born | July 28, 1959 Gyeongju,  South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Han Gyeong-hye |
| Residence | Deogyang-gu, Goyang, South Korea |
| Website | usimin.tistory.com |
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Rhyu Si-min (Hangul: 유시민; born July 28, 1959) is a South Korean politician who served as the 44th Minister of Health and Welfare from February 2006 to May 2007. Before starting his political career since August 2002, he was a journalist of Dong-a Ilbo and The Hankyoreh, with having his continuous progressive and liberal attitudes. He was in the UNDP as an Assembly member (representative) for Deogyang A district, and is a graduate of Seoul National University with a degree in Economics, and master's from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Social welfare. He resigned on May 22, 2007. He declared his presidential candidacy on August 18, 2007.[1]
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[edit] History
After graduating Shim-in Senior High(School) in Daegu, He entered the Seoul National University and served as a president of Students' Union in the 1980s. He fought against Chun Doo-hwan's military regime to keep the freedom and democracy of his nation, however, he has been arrested with an accusation (the SNU Fraction case, which was made by Chun's regime) and enlisted to the DMZ to serve a military service for 33 months. He has become popular in a field of the Democratic movement of South Korea, with claiming his false-charge with 'The grounds of an appeal'(항소이유서) against the Seoul district court which secured by Chun's regime.[2]
After the 1987 election, he married to his colleague, Dr. Han Gyeong-hye(한경혜), an SNU graduate in Mathematics (and a fellow of Democratic movement) on November 1988, and served as an aide of Lee Hae Chan(a Member at that moment) for 2 years. After finishing his job, both couple went to Germany to study their majors in the 1990s.[3]
[edit] Politician life
[edit] References
- ^ (Press-release)Rhyu Si-min officially announced his pre-registered candidacy for the 2007 presidential election, Usimin.net, Retrieved on August 21, 2007
- ^ Do not become sensible like Rhyu Si-min(Korean), Prof. Dr.Han Hong-gu, Hankyoreh 21, Retrieved on April 4, 2005
- ^ My husband is the most-domestic person, an Interview with Dr. Han Gyeong-hye, Voice of Jeju, Retrieved on August 29, 2007
[edit] External links
- Official Homepage (Korean)
- Simin Gwangjang(시민광장, Official political initiative)(Korean)
- Simin Sarang(시민사랑, Official on-line fanpage) (Korean)
- Simin Maul(시민마을, Online fanpage) (Korean)
- Newsimin(뉴시민, On-line fanpage) (Korean)
| Preceded by Kim Geun Tae |
Health and Welfare Minister of South Korea 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Byun Jae-jin |
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