Jeon Yeo-ok

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jeon.
Jeon Yeo-ok
Personal details
Born 9 April 1959
Seoul
South Korea
Nationality South Korean
Political party K Party (2012 )
Saenuri Party (to 2012)
Alma mater Ewha Womans University (B.A. in sociology)
Sogang University (M.A. in political science)
Profession writer, journalist, broadcaster, politician
Website Official Website
Jeon Yeo-ok
Hangul 전여옥
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jeon Yeo-ok
McCune–Reischauer Chŏn Yŏ-ok

Jeon Yeo-ok (born on April 9, 1959) is a conservative female South Korean politician who came from a journalist background. Of a pro-Lee Myung-bak background, she is known for expressing unsatisfying discontent against Park Geun-hye who regained control of the Saenuri Party (formally the Grand National Party). She was not nominated during the party nomination process for the 2012 legislative election as one of the close supporters of Lee Myung-bak.[1] Until then, she was considered as the main rival of Park Geun-hye.[2]

Controversy

Academic Elitism

Jeon was known for expressing in favor of academic elitism as she openly opposed the nomination of the former president Roh Moo-hyun who did not graduate from a higher level institution.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. Kim (김), Beom-hyeon (범현) (2012-03-07). 절반가량 진행된 새누리 공천..계파별 명암은. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  2. Cho (조), Su-gyeong (수경) (2012-03-05). ‘공천탈락’ 전여옥 "이게 박근혜의 그릇". Media Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. 다음 대통령, 대학 나온 사람이 돼야. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2005-06-03. Retrieved 2012-03-08.