Kim Nam-kuk

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Nam-kuk
김남국
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byPark Soon-ja
ConstituencyAnsan Danwon 2nd
Personal details
Born (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42)
Gwangju, South Korea
Political partyIndependent (2023-)
Democratic (-2023)
Alma materChung-Ang University
Chonnam National University
Seoul National University
OccupationLawyer, politician
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Kim Nam-kuk (Korean: 김남국, born 22 October 1982) is a South Korean lawyer and politician. A person from Gwangju, he has currently been operating Lawyer Kim Nam-kuk Legal Firm.[1][2] He, also one of co-writers of White Paper on Cho Kuk, is widely known for his pro-Cho Kuk views.[3][4][5][6][7]

Education

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Kim obtained his Bachelor of Public Administration degree from Chung-Ang University in 2008.[1][2] He proceeded to postgraduate studies in law at Chonnam National University, being graduated in 2012.[1][2] He had completed his doctoral programme in law at Seoul National University in 2016.[1][2]

Career

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Following the death of the former President Roh Moo-hyun, Kim began his lawyer career in order to fight against the prosecution, as he believed the former President was victimised by the "absolute" prosecution's investigation.[8] He was a member of the Committee for Juvenile Protection of the Ministry of Justice from 2012 to 2015 and was also a court-appointed assistant of Seoul Family Court from 2014 to 2016.[1][2]

2020 general election

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See also: 2020 South Korean legislative election

On 7 February 2020, Kim was brought into the ruling Democratic Party along with Kim Yong-min.[9] On 18 February, he declared to run for Gangseo 1st constituency at the upcoming general election and therefore he planned to formally announce his bid at the National Assembly Proceeding Hall.[10] However, he suddenly cancelled the plan,[10] somehow people suggested that he did flip-flop on his earlier decision.[4] Soon, he posted on Facebook that he had confirmed to run for the election.[11]

Gangseo 1st, where currently being held by Keum Tae-seop, who had criticised the former Justice Minister Cho Kuk.[4] As Kim holds pro-Cho Kuk views,[3][4][5][6][7] various newspapers often used the term "Cho vs Anti-Cho" should a preselection between 2 of them is carried out.[3][4][5] Keum accused Kim for making the election as "defending the ex-Justice Minister".[6][7] Kim then reacted that Keum was urging him to not stand for the election.[12] On 21 February, the Democratic Party brought a decision to have a preselection that excludes Kim.[13] Nevertheless, Keum lost to Kang Sun-woo, in which the result was regarded as "shocking".[14] Kim, instead, was nominated to Ansan Danwon 2nd.[15]

Controversies

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Sexist Podcast

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On 13 April 2020, Park Soon-ja, the MP for Ansan Danwon 2nd as well as one of the competitors to Kim, has revealed a record of a 18+ podcast where Kim used to appear from January to February 2019.[16][17] From the record, some guests were speaking offensive words, such as "Have you ever fxxk with your husband at his home?", "suck your mum's dxxk", "such a big boob like head", "Criollos are damn good" and so on, though all of these were never mentioned by Kim himself.[18] Park, did not just condemn Kim, but the entire Democratic Party for "not having a proper mind in sex issues".[16] She then urged him to resign his candidacy as soon as possible, as well as his party to sincerely apologise.[16] The Justice Party also harshly denounced and advised him to make an apology.[17] Chin Jung-kwon, also accused him by connecting with Nth room case.[19][20] Kim then revealed, "I was not an emcee; I just attended as a guest because I'm not good in love. But it was so helpless and too offensive. That's why I quit."[17] He also added that Park was connecting the controversy to the Nth room case in order to "overturn the situation".[17] In the end, he expressed his regret.[17]

The next day, he was sued by a civic organization for breaching the Information and Communications Network Act.[21]

Gay Dating App Controversy

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On 19 October 2022, Kim Nam Kuk once again stirred public controversy when parliamentary livestream cameras caught a notification alarm for a gay dating app on his personal cellphone. Kim's office strongly denied that the Member of Parliament was outed as a homosexual, but rather Kim was researching the app after hearing about it from a friend. Either way, cellphones are not permitted to be used during parliamentary sessions in the chamber hall.[22]

Cryptocurrency Controversy

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On 14 May 2023, Kim left the Democratic Party after allegations of using and selling cryptocurrencies while Parliament was in session. Kim was reported in possession of 1.5 billion won (US$1,117,310) worth of cryptocurrencies that he acquired while a member of Parliament. He has cooperated in the investigations.[23]

Election results

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General elections

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Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2020 Ansan Danwon 2nd Democratic 42,150 (51.32%) Won

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 김남국 변호사, 그는 누구? 과거 朴 블랙리스트 사이다 발언. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e 김남국변호사 누구? 화이트리스트 제외·북한 미사일 도발 불안에... 10 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c '조국내전'만은 막아야…다급한 민주, 김남국 지역구 바꿀 듯(종합). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e '조국백서' 김남국, 불출마설 일축 "회견 연기 요청 받았을뿐". 19 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c '조국백서' 필자, 금태섭 지역구 출마 채비…'조국 비판' 부메랑?. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c '조국 백서' 김남국, 금태섭 지역으로…표적경선 논란. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b c 금태섭 "조국 수호로 선거 치를 순 없어… 김남국 공천 막겠다". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ 내 제자 김남국 변호사는 이런 사람입니다. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ 김용민-김남국 변호사, 민주 입당… 한국당은 윤봉길 장손녀 영입. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b '조국 수호' 김남국, 출마 기자회견 돌연 취소해. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ 김남국, SNS로 출마 의사 재확인..."청년 세대 도전 기회 달라". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ^ '조국 인연' 김용민·김남국… 출마 앞두고 조국 선긋기. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ '조국 내전' 피했다…김남국 강서갑 빠지고 금태섭은 경선. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. ^ 결국 버림받은 민주당 소신파... 금태섭 경선 탈락. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  15. ^ 민주, 안산단원을에 '조국백서' 김남국 전략공천…금천에 최기상(종합). 8 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  16. ^ a b c 민주 김남국, '여성 비하·품평' 팟캐스트 참여 논란. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d e "'n번방 비판' 김남국 민주 후보, 여성비하 팟캐스트 출연 논란". 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  18. ^ [세계타임즈TV]미래통합당 안산시 단원구 을 박순자 국회의원 후보,더불어민주당 김남국 후보 관련기자회견. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  19. ^ 진중권 "3번방이냐" 김남국 "네거티브하냐"...번지는 '섹드립' 논란. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  20. ^ 김남국 "'n번방'분노 나와 엮지마"…진중권 "사퇴 아니면 제명". 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  21. ^ [속보] '팟캐스트 논란' 김남국, 통신법 위반 혐의 피소. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  22. ^ https://www.newstong.co.kr/view3.aspx?seq=11154620
  23. ^ https://www.yonhapnewstv.co.kr/news/MYH20230514001800038
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