Jang Sung-min (; born 5 September 1963) is a South Korean politician. He was formerly the president of the Grand National Unity Party.

Biography

Jang was born in

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. He started his political career under former president

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. He was elected to the

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as a member of the Millennium Democratic Party in 2000 but lost in 2002 due to his violation of election law. In 2012, he became one of the hosts of the television show '' Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank''.

Controversy

While he was working at ''Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank'', he was involved in controversies about reporting that the

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was supported by

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. Although he denied it, the controversy was taken seriously. He declared that he would run for the upcoming presidential election as a member of People's Party. He registered to enter for the party, however, the party rejected his bid. Because of that, he was forced to create a new party with the name of Grand National Unity Party. After GNUP was dissolved, in March 2018, he entered to

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jang, Sung-min 1963 births Living people South Korean politicians Indong Jang clan Sogang University alumni