Chang Jung-sook

Chang Jung-sook (, born 17 January 1952) is a South Korean politician and the former parliamentary leader of the New Alternatives.

Career Born in Daejeon, Chang studied vocal music at Seoul National University. She currently holds a master's degree in music education from Yonsei University. in which she ran 11th in the party list. She was elected and served positions i.e. parliamentary spokeswoman and deputy parliamentary leader.

In 2018, Chang declared to quit from the PP along with the other dissidents due to the disagreement of the party's decision to merge with the Bareun Party (BP). She, along with Lee Sang-don and Park Joo-hyun, was planning to join the Party for Democracy and Peace (PDP) but unable to do so as PRs are not allowed to exit from their original parties; if they do so, their parliamentary membership will be automatically revoked. The only way was to let the PP President Ahn Cheol-soo to expel 3 of them, However, the PDP allowed her to hold any kind of party offices and made her as the PDP spokeswoman. In 2020, she was appointed as the parliamentary leader of the New Alternatives.

Personal life Chang married Lim Pyung-yong, a conductor from Mokpo who met during the university life. Both has a son (Lim Young-seok) and 2 daughters (Lim Eun-jung and Lim Hyun-jung).

Election results General elections Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2016 Proportional (11th) People's 6,355,572 (26.74%) Elected 2020 Proportional (5th) Minsaeng 758,778 (2.71%) Not elected

Local elections Seoul Metropolitan Council Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2010 Proportional (5th) DP 1,790,556 (40.99%) Elected