Seven-term National Assemblyman, Speaker of the National Assembly in the first half of the 13th term, and founder of the magazine Saemteo
| Life | 1923 ~ 2016 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 전주 김씨 |
Kim Jae-sun (金在淳, 1923-2016) was a South Korean politician born in Pyongyang; his clan seat was Jeonju and his pen name Uam (友岩). He graduated from the Department of Economics at Seoul National University in 1952.
He served in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 13th and 14th National Assemblies, and was Speaker in the first half of the 13th Assembly. In 1970 he also founded the general-interest magazine Saemteo.
He received decorations including Colombia's Red Cross Grand Cross in 1988, Peru's order of merit in 1989, Thailand's White Elephant order in 1990, and Korea's Grand Order of Mugunghwa in 1991. He was president of the Seoul National University alumni association (15th-18th terms) and was named a Proud SNU Alumnus in 2006.
Kim Jae-sun founded the general-interest magazine Saemteo in 1970. Apart from his political career as Speaker, he continued public activity, serving four terms as president of the Seoul National University alumni association.
Four sons are recorded: Kim Seong-jin, Kim Seong-rin, Kim Seong-bong and Kim Seong-gu. See also the Jeonju Kim clan page.