Jang Deog-cheon
Jang Deog-cheon | |
|---|---|
| 장덕천 | |
| Mayor of Bucheon | |
| In office 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Man-soo |
| Succeeded by | Cho Yong-ik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1965 Namwon, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
Jang Deog-cheon (Korean: 장덕천; Hanja: 張德天; born 28 November 1965) is a South Korean lawyer and politician serving as Mayor of Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province from 2018.
Lawyer[edit]
Jang was previously a legal advisor to the city from 2011 to 2015, Gyeonggi Province from 2017 to 2018 and Bucheon branch of Federation of Korean Trade Unions. He was also a lawyer at Bucheon office of Korea Legal Aid Corporation from 2016 to 2018 and a member of Incheon Regional National Labor Relations Commission from 2014 to 2015.[1][2][3]
In 2015 Jang filed the first case against the Ministry of Education to the Constitutional Court of Korea for later-impeached president Park Geun-hye's state-issued history textbook on behalf of his 10-years-old son and his spouse for violating their right to choose textbooks and breaking political impartiality of education.[4][5] In May 2017 President Moon Jae-in scrapped that policy on his third day in office.[6] In 2018 the Court dismissed the case as the policy does not exist anymore.[7]
Political career[edit]
In the 2016 general election, Jang applied to be party's candidate for now-Bucheon B constituency but lost to Sul Hoon.[8]
He worked at Moon Jae-in's second presidential campaign in 2017 as his special advisor on law and human rights. From 2018 he has served as a legal advisor to Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.[citation needed]
In the 2018 local election, Jang earned party's nomination defeating 8 candidates who mostly represented Bucheon at City council or Gyeonggi assembly and later joined his campaign.[9]
In March 2020, Jang criticised Gyeonggi Provincial Governor Lee Jae-myung's policy to give every citizens in the Province 100,000KRW (roughly US$90) as part of Province's own Coronavirus relief fund that the budget for this policy should be better off with giving 4,000,000KRW to small business owners in Province who are severely affected by the pandemic. He later rescinded statements after the Governor announced Bucheon's citizens may not receive this fund.[10]
Education[edit]
Jang holds a bachelor's degree in politics from Seoul National University.
Electoral history[edit]
| Election | Year | Position | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th local elections | 2018 | Mayor of Bucheon City | Democratic Party | 258,028 | 66.1% | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ "부천자치신문". bcbnews.kr. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "장덕천 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "[6·13 지방선거 인터뷰] 민주당 경선 '깜짝 승리' 장덕천 "부천시민의 도구로 써 달라"". 민중의소리 (in Korean). 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "장덕천 변호사, '역사교과서 국정화' 헌법소원 제기". www.lawtimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ 김, 계연 (2015-11-11). "'교과서 선택권 침해' 국정교과서 첫 헌법소원". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (2017-05-12). "South Korea's New Leader Abolishes State-Issued History Textbooks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "2015헌마1060". search.ccourt.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "더민주 원미을 설훈‧장덕천 경선 확정 - 부천포커스". www.efocus.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "기자회견 안한 신인, 9대1 경쟁 뚫고 부천시장 후보 된 사연". OhmyNews (in Korean). 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ MoneyToday (2020-03-26). "이재명 "돈 안준다"...고개 숙인 장덕천 부천시장 "기본소득 지지"". m.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-19.