Former Dong-A Ilbo journalist who served as Minister of State for Political Affairs II and as a 15th National Assembly member
| Life | 1937 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 예천 권씨 |
Gwon Yeong-ja (權英子, born 3 March 1937) is a Korean politician and former journalist of the Yecheon clan. According to Wikipedia she graduated from Gyeongbuk Girls' High School and the French literature department of Seoul National University, and earned a master's and a doctorate in sociology at Sungshin Women's University. As a living person she is described here only through publicly known career facts.
In journalism she was deputy head of the Culture Desk at the Dong-A Ilbo, then director of the Korean Women's Development Institute. In government she served as Minister of State for Political Affairs II, and she taught at Keimyung University. In politics she held posts including head of the Women's Committee and member of the executive council of the Grand National Party and chair of the women's subcommittee of the National Reform Committee, and served as a member of the 15th National Assembly. She is also listed as a nine-time Korean delegate to the IPU and as a senior adviser to the party.
Wikipedia and Namu Wiki name her among notable Yecheon Gwon figures. The clan is small, 4,531 people in 2015, and is said to have produced about ten Joseon civil-examination graduates, so a modern figure active in journalism, administration and politics stands out.
Her private life, family, legislative record and election results are not covered here. For details of public service, consult official sources such as the Korean Society of Former Members of the National Assembly.
Wikipedia lists: deputy head of the Culture Desk at the Dong-A Ilbo, director of the Korean Women's Development Institute, Minister of State for Political Affairs II, professor at Keimyung University, various Grand National Party posts and senior adviser, 15th National Assembly member, and nine-time IPU delegate.