배현진 裵賢鎭
Former broadcaster turned politician; member of the 21st and 22nd National Assembly
| Life | 1983년 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 분성 배씨 |
Life & career
Bae Hyun-jin (裵賢鎭, born 1983) is a former MBC announcer who has served in the 21st and 22nd National Assembly. Wikipedia's person card lists her seat as Bunseong. After Ansan Dongsan High School she studied Korean language and literature and information broadcasting at Sookmyung Women's University and completed the master's coursework in North Korean studies at the University of North Korean Studies.
She joined MBC in 2008, began presenting news in 2009 and from 2011 anchored the weekday MBC News Desk. She was a caster at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and hosted the radio program Bae Hyun-jin's World City Travels. She left MBC in March 2018 and entered politics by joining a political party.
She lost the 2018 Songpa B by-election but won the same district in the 2020 general election and was re-elected in 2024. In the 21st Assembly she sat on the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, served as a supreme council member of her party in 2021-2022 and in April 2022 became spokesperson for President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol. This entry lists only public record and adds no political judgment.
Broadcasting career
She was a caster at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, weekend anchor of MBC News Desk from June 2010 and weekday anchor from April 2011. She hosted the radio program Bae Hyun-jin's World City Travels from April 2009 to April 2011. Her resignation from MBC was accepted on 7 March 2018.
Grave
Not confirmed.
Descendants
Not confirmed.