The Participation Party (; PP) was a political party of

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. It was formed by many of the former members of the

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after the death of former President

Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun (; ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for ...

Rhyu Si-min Rhyu Si-min (; 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' ...

was elected as Party Chairman on March 19, 2011. In March 2011 it had 45,335 members.Homepage of the People's Participation Party
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, the People's Participation Party has cooperated with the

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to enter Lee Bong-su as the single opposition candidate for the Kimhae seat in the

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. On 5 December 2011, it merged into the

Unified Progressive Party The Unified Progressive Party (UPP; ko, 통합진보당, RR: ''Tonghap Jinbo-dang'', Hanja: 統合進步黨) is a banned political party in South Korea. It was founded on 5 December 2011 as a merger of the Democratic Labor Party, the People ...

Notable members

, 유시민, former Minister of Health and Welfare and National Assembly MP *

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, 천호선, former Speaker of the Blue House * Lee Byeong-Wan, 이병완, former Chief of Staff of Presidents

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and Roh Moo-hyun

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Notable members

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