Member of the 8th and 14th National Assembly; opposition politician; elder brother of Shin Jin-su
| Life | 1924 ~ 2014 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 아주 신씨 |
Shin Jin-uk (申鎭旭, 1924-2014) was a South Korean politician of the Aju Shin clan. Born on 27 May 1924 and died on 9 October 2014, he served in the 8th and 14th National Assembly. His younger brother was Shin Jin-su (Shin Jin-su), a member of the 11th and 13th Assemblies. He is classified as an alumnus of Daegu University and Yeungnam University.
His election record shows he reached the Assembly after many attempts. In 1960 he ran for Uiseong A in the fifth general election for the Democratic Party and lost in second place; in 1963 and 1967 he ran in Daegu South for the Minjeong (Civil Rule) Party and the New Democratic Party, losing both times in second place. In the 1971 eighth general election he won Daegu South for the New Democratic Party with 45,658 votes (56.33 percent), his first term.
He then lost in the ninth and tenth elections, in 1985 in the Andong-Uiseong area and in 1988 in Daegu South, and was re-elected in 1992 to the 14th Assembly as number 7 on the Democratic Party's proportional list. He ran for Daegu mayor in 1995 for the Democratic Party but withdrew, and lost bids in the 1996 15th general election (Daegu South) and the 1998 Uiseong by-election (National Reform Party). His record is that of an opposition politician who moved between parties.
From 1960 to 1998 he ran many times in general, by- and local elections, and won twice, in 1971 and 1992. In 1971 he topped Daegu South with 56.33 percent.
His younger brother Shin Jin-su, a graduate of Daegu Normal School, founded Shinil junior college as an educator and served in the 11th and 13th Assemblies. It is notable that both Aju Shin brothers from the Uiseong area entered the National Assembly.
He ran under the Democratic Party in 1960, the Minjeong Party in 1963, the New Democratic Party in 1967 and 1971, the New Korea Democratic Party in 1985, the 1991 Democratic Party in 1992, as an independent in 1996 and the National Reform Party in 1998, a pattern that mirrors the splits and mergers of opposition parties in Korean party history.
His burial place is not given in the sources consulted.
His younger brother is Shin Jin-su. Other family details are not covered.