Jeon Yeo-ok (born April 9, 1959) is a conservative female
South Korea
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n 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
Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges.
Park was the fi ...
who regained control of the
Saenuri Party
The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Han ...
(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. Until then, she was considered as the main rival of Park Geun-hye.
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
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 ...
who did not graduate from a higher level institution.
Bibliography
*Jeon, Yeo-ok, ''일본은 없다'', 지식공작소 (November 1, 1993),
*Jeon, Yeo-ok, ''여성이여 테러리스트가 되라'', 푸른숲 (November 30, 1995),
*Jeon, Yeo-ok, ''여성이여, 느껴라 탐험하라'', 푸른숲 (November 30, 1997),
*Jeon, Yeo-ok, ''간절히@두려움 없이'', 푸른숲 (December 31, 1999),
*Jeon, Yeo-ok, ''삿포로에서 맥주를 마시다'', 해냄 (July 25, 2003),
References
1959 births
Ewha Womans University alumni
Living people
Lee Myung-bak
People from Seoul
South Korean writers
South Korean Roman Catholics
South Korean anti-communists
Sogang University alumni
Liberty Korea Party politicians
South Korean journalists
South Korean women journalists
People involved in plagiarism controversies
Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
Female members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
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