Jung Choun-sook (; born 8 January 1964) is a South Korean politician and women's right activist. For over 20 years she worked at Korea Women's Hot line, an NGO working for survivors and victims of sexual and domestic violence. From 1994 to 1998 she coordinated the civil rights movement which was materialised by enactment of Act on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Protection, etc. of Victims in 1998. Before entering politics, Jung took various policy advisory roles such as a member of gender discrimination investigatory committee of

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, women policy review committee of

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, gender equality commission of

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and Sentencing Commission of

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. Since becoming a member of

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in 2016, she has continued her work to advocate women's rights, prevent crimes and support their victims. In 2020 she was elected as the chair of

's Gender Equality and Family Committee responsible for scrutinising Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and related agencies. In the 2020 general election, she ran for the constituency which was taken by a senior opposition figure

Han Sun-kyo Han Sun-kyo (Korean: 한선교, born 23 June 1959) is a South Korean former broadcaster and politician, who was the Member of National Assembly from 2004 to 2020. He was also the President of the Future Korea Party from February to March 2020. ...

for 16 years. She earned bachelor's degree in Korean language and literature from Dankook University and Master's and doctorate in social welfare from Chung-Ang University and

Kangnam University Kangnam University is a private university in Yongin, South Korea. Founded July 1, 1946 by Reverend Yi Ho-bin as the Choong-ang Theology Institute, the school initially met at a lecture hall in the local YMCA in Seoul, South Korea. The universit ...

Electoral history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Choun-sook Living people 1964 births Dankook University alumni Chung-Ang University alumni Democratic Party of Korea politicians Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) 21st-century South Korean women politicians 21st-century South Korean politicians South Korean women's rights activists Women members of the National Assembly (South Korea)