Kim Seon-dong
김선동
Portrait of Kim Seon-dong
Member of the National Assembly
In office 27 April 2011 – 12 June 2014
Preceded by	Suh Gab-won
Constituency	Suncheon
Personal details
Born	(1967-09-09) September 9, 1967 (age 56) Goheung-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political party	Minjung Party
Other political affiliations	People's United Party (2016-2017) Independent (2014-2016) Unified Progressive Party (2011-2014) Democratic Labor Party (2011)
Alma mater	Korea University
Korean name
Hangul	김선동
Hanja	金先東
Revised Romanization	Gim Seon-dong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sun-dong
IPA	gim seondoŋ

Kim Seon-dong (Korean: 김선동; Hanja: 金先東; RR: Gim Seondong; born 9 September 1967) is a South Korean politician. He was the presidential nominee of the People's United Party in the 2017 South Korean presidential election.

Early life and education

Kim was born on September 9, 1967, in Goheung-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. He graduated from Korea University.

Political career

Representative of Suncheon (2011-2014)

Kim ran under the Democratic Labor Party and was elected as representative of Suncheon in 2011 during snap elections. He opposed the passing of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement in 2011 and opened a can of tear gas in the National Assembly as a protest. As a result, he was removed from his position on June 12, 2014.^[1] He said he did not regret his actions.^[2]

Presidential Nominee of the People's United Party (2016)

Kim joined the People's United Party on March 20, 2016, along with Kim Jae-yeon; a fellow progressive politician.^{[citation needed]} He was the presidential nominee of the People's United Party for the 2017 South Korean presidential election. He came in eighth place however, only receiving 0.08% of the vote.^[3]

2020 South Korean legislative election

He announced that he will be running for representative of Suncheon in the upcoming 2020 South Korean legislative election.^[4][5]