Jump to content

Hong Joon-pyo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Hong Joon Pyo)

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Joon-pyo
홍준표
Mayor of Daegu
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2022
Preceded byKwon Young-jin
Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
In office
December 20, 2012 – April 9, 2017
Preceded byKim Doo-kwan
Succeeded byKim Kyoung-soo
Member of the National Assembly
In office
May 30, 1996 – March 9, 1999
Preceded byCho Soon-hwan
Succeeded byLee Hoi-chang
ConstituencySeoul Songpa A
In office
October 26, 2001 – May 29, 2012
Preceded byKim Young-koo
Succeeded byMin Byung-doo
ConstituencySeoul Dongdaemun B
In office
May 30, 2020 – April 26, 2022
Preceded byJoo Ho-young
Succeeded byLee In-seon
ConstituencyDaegu Suseong B
Leader of the Grand National Party/Liberty Korea Party
In office
July 4, 2011 – December 9, 2011
Preceded byJeong Ui-ha
Succeeded byNa Kyung-won
In office
July 3, 2017[1] – June 14, 2018[2]
Preceded byChung Woo-taik
Succeeded byKim Sung-tae
Personal details
Born (1953-11-20) November 20, 1953 (age 70)
Changnyeong, South Korea
Political partyPeople Power[3]
Other political
affiliations		Independent (March 2020–June 2021)
Liberty Korea Party
New Korea Party
Children2
RelativesSee Namyang Hong clan
Alma materKorea University
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
홍준표
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHong Jun(-)pyo
McCune–ReischauerHong Chunp'yo

Hong Joon-pyo (Korean: 홍준표; born November 20, 1953), also spelled as Hong Jun-pyo, is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who is the current Mayor of Daegu. He previously served as the governor of South Gyeongsang Province, a member of the National Assembly for five terms, and the party leader of the conservative Grand National Party in 2011 and its successor incarnation the Liberty Korea Party from 2017 to 2018.

He was the presidential nominee of the Liberty Korea Party in the 2017 South Korean presidential election and came in second place during the general election, losing to Moon Jae-in.[4] Hong ran as a candidate in the 2022 South Korean presidential election for the nomination of the conservative People Power Party and came in second place during the primaries, narrowly losing to Yoon Suk-yeol.[5]

Early life and career

[edit]

He was born in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. Hong graduated from Yeungnam High School[6] and received his undergraduate degree in Public Administration from Korea University.

Entry into Politics

[edit]

In January 1996, Hong joined the New Korea Party. He was elected for the Songpa A constituency during the 1996 election and entered the National Assembly for the first time.[7]

First tenure as Party Leader (2011)

[edit]

Hong was formerly the chairperson of the Grand National Party(which changed its name to the Saenuri Party in 2012 and again changed its name to the Liberty Korea Party in 2017). He stepped down as the chairperson on December 9, 2011[8] and was replaced by future President Park Geun-hye.

Comments on Park Won-soon

[edit]

On October 20, 2011, Hong criticized Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's The Beautiful Foundation (아름다운재단) for sending money to left-wing citizen groups.[9] Hong was known to have generated much criticism against Park Won-soon in regards to Park's possible allegation of extorting tax money for his oversea visits.[10]

Comments on former Grand National Party

[edit]

He considered to rename the Grand National Party to another name after Park Won-soon won the October 2011 election.[11]

Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (2012–2017)

[edit]

Hong was first elected as Governor of South Gyeongsang Province in 2012, and re-elected in 2014.

2017 South Korean presidential election

[edit]

Hong secured the nomination of the Liberty Korea Party. His campaign appealed to older, conservative voters with a platform describing Hong as a "strongman." Hong has stated he wanted to be a strong man similar to Park Chung-hee, a former Korean president and dictator who is popular with older conservatives[12] and whose daughter Park Geun-hye was recently impeached amidst allegations of corruption.

Hong finished second among the five major candidates with 24% of the vote behind Moon Jae-in.[4]

Second tenure as party leader (2017–2018)

[edit]

Hong was elected as the leader of Liberty Korea Party following his loss in the presidential election.[13] After leading the party to a massive loss in the 2018 local elections on June 13, 2018, Hong resigned as party leader on June 14, 2018.[2]

Independent politician (2020–2021)

[edit]

On February 17, 2020, the Liberty Korea Party dissolved and merged with several other parties to become the United Future Party. Hong left the United Future Party in March 2020 after party leaders decided not to give him a candidacy in any of the upcoming 2020 legislative elections.[14] Running as an independent candidate, Hong won the National Assembly election of Suseong B in Daegu on April 15, 2020.

Return to People Power Party, second presidential bid (2021–present)

[edit]

On June 24, 2021, Hong rejoined the People Power Party (which had formerly been called the United Future Party until September 2, 2020), and signaled a presidential bid in the upcoming 2022 South Korean presidential election.[14]

On June 29, 2021, Hong Joon-pyo officially entered the 2022 presidential election.[15] He placed 2nd in the final round of the primaries behind the winner Yoon Seok-yeol, winning 41.5 percent of the votes.[16] On April 26, 2022, Hong resigned from the National Assembly after he was chosen as the People Power's nominee for the mayor of Daegu.[7] He would go on to win the election for mayor of Daegu and begin his term on July 1, 2022.[17]

Political positions

[edit]

Corporate corruption

[edit]
Further information: Chaebol

Hong holds economically conservative views. He supports Korean conglomerates, also known as chaebols and wants to reduce the power of labor unions. When asked how he would respond to growing concerns around corrupt practices amongst chaebols, such as those that brought down former President Park Geun-hye's administration, he stated that he would reduce corruption by putting it through a "washing machine".[18]

National security

[edit]

Hong has supported maintaining a vigilant approach to national security, supporting the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) from the United States. He supports "armed peace."[18] Hong has stated that he supports the nuclear armament of South Korea.[19]

Anti-LGBT stance

[edit]

Hong has publicly indicated that he believes that AIDS and HIV are a result of homosexuality, in order to attract the support of conservative voters. In a televised presidential debate, Hong criticized Moon Jae-in on his stances on homosexuality and remarked gay soldiers were a source of weakness in Korean military.[20]

Hong directed civil servants to obstruct the Daegu Queer Culture Festival in 2023 after attempts to halt the festival in court failed. Police intervened to allow the festival to proceed.[21][22]

Death penalty

[edit]

Hong supports the death penalty. In 2017, he said he would revive capital punishment if elected.[23][24]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Will new leader turn around Liberty Korea Party?". The Korea Herald. July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Yonhap News Agency".
  3. ^ "국민의힘 홍준표, 이준석 징계 취소 결정". TBC News (in Korean). November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ a b K. J. Kwon; Pamela Boykoff; James Griffiths (May 9, 2017). "South Korea election: Moon Jae-in declared winner". CNN. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Yoon Seok-youl Wins People Power Party's Presidential Primary". The Diplomat. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "나눔뉴스". 나눔뉴스.
  7. ^ a b "홍준표 "26년 여의도 정치 떠난다…의원직 사퇴서 제출"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Lee, Sun-young (December 9, 2011). "Hong bows out amid mounting calls for reform". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  9. ^ Kim (김), Ho-jun (호준) (October 20, 2011). 아름다운재단 모금액 좌파단체 지원. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  10. ^ Chang (장), Jae-yong (재용) (October 21, 2011). 13차례 걸쳐 해외체류… 경비 2~3억 누가 댔나. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  11. ^ Lee (이), Min-jeong (민정) (October 28, 2011). `이참에 다 바꿔?`..홍준표 "당명 개명 검토". 이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  12. ^ "Meet the candidates in South Korea's unusual election". ABC News. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Will new leader turn around Liberty Korea Party?". July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  14. ^ a b Ser, Myo-ja (June 24, 2021). "Hong Joon-pyo returns to PPP, announces presidential retry". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  15. ^ 김, 미나 (June 29, 2021). "홍준표, 윤석열 출마선언날 대선 도전 공식화 원문보기: https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/1001421.html#csidxdfabf2d19bb265fa7427f44157d6f27". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved August 9, 2021. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  16. ^ Ko, Jun-tae (November 5, 2021). "Yoon Seok-youl picked as presidential nominee for People Power Party". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "Hong adds Daegu mayor to his unconventional career trajectory". The Korea Herald. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  18. ^ a b Mullany, Gerry (May 8, 2017). "South Korea's Presidential Election: A Look at the Pivotal Issues". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  19. ^ "South Korean opposition leader: Nukes are the only way to guarantee peace". CNN. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  20. ^ "[JTBC 대선토론] 문재인 "동성애 합법화 반대"…심상정 "유감스럽다"". Naver. The Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  21. ^ Hawkinson, Katie (June 17, 2023). "A South Korean mayor led hundreds of city officials to stop an annual pride festival but police intervened to protect organizers and allow the event to proceed". Business Insider. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  22. ^ Gregory, James (June 17, 2023). "South Korea: Police clash with officials over Daegu LGBT event". BBC.
  23. ^ "Hong says will execute criminals on death row". May 2017.
  24. ^ "Horrific crimes reignite debate over death penalty". September 2021.
[edit]
Retrieved from "http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Hong_Joon-pyo&oldid=1251408753"