Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
South Korea Parties

Also see South Korea Ministes

1952 Founding Chairperson of Women's Party Yim Yong-shin (Louise Yim)
1948 Minister of Trade and Industry, In 1949 first female MP and in 1954 she was vice-Presidential candidate

1965-? leader of the Democratic Party Soon-cheon Park
Member of the 2nd Parliament in Chongno district in 1959.A representative in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Parliament

Ca. 1997-2002 Vice-President of Grand National Party Park Geun-hye
2002-04 Founding Chairperson of The Korean Coalition to the Future
2004-06 Chairperson of the Grand National Party                     
She was daughter of the former dictator Park Chung-hee (1961-79). He was assassinated like her mother 5 years earlier. Apparently she had been a party candidate for the post of Presidential candidate, but has founded her own party and was expected to stand for President in 2003, but did not do so. In 2004 she became leader of GNP which is the largest party in the parliament but in opposition to the President, she resigned from this post to take part in the party primaries for the position of the party's presidential candidate in 2007, but lost by a narrow margin to a male candidate who won the presidential elections, who during the election campaign promised to appoint her Prime Minister, something she refused. (b. 1952-).

2006 (16.06-11.07) Acting Chairperson of the Grand National Party Kim Young-sun
Lawmaker and the party's No. 3 leader. In 2006 she was elected as chief of the Songpa-gu district office in southeastern Seoul. (b. 1960-).

2006- Chairperson of the Policy Committee of the Grand National Party Jeon Jae-hee
The Policy Committee chair represents the policy committee and oversees party affairs.

2006- Co-Spokesperson of the Grand National Party Kyung-won
The 2 spokespersons officially inform the press or the people about party positions on behalf of the party.

2007-08 Acting Leader of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) Sim Sang-jeong
Member of the House of Representatives, she left the party in 2008 as her reform-plans were voted down.

 

Last update 08.02.08