Hwangbo Seung-hee

Hwangbo Seung-hee (; born 5 August 1976) is a South Korean politician who served as the Youth Chief of the People Power Party (PPP) between 2020 and 2024. She is also the Member of the National Assembly for Central-Yeongdo since 2020. Prior to these, she was a member of the Yeongdo District Council and the Busan Metropolitan Council.

Early life and education Hwangbo was born in Yeongdo, Busan in 1976. Her father was from Guryongpo, Pohang. She is the eldest daughter of the one son and two daughters of her parents.

She attended Yeongdo Girls' High School before studying English at Ewha Womans University.

Political career

Hwangbo joined politics in December 1999 as a secretary to the then Yeongdo MP Kim Hyong-o, which she served for 8 months. Nevertheless, she was defeated by the Democratic candidate Kim Chul-hoon amid the high popularity of Moon Jae-in government and the public anger towards the Liberty Korea Party (LKP). The LKP faced crushing defeats in Busan, where its mayorship was also won by the Democratic candidate Oh Keo-don.

In the 2020 election, Hwangbo contested for Central-Yeongdo, after the then incumbent Kim Moo-sung decided to not seek re-election. She received 47,436 votes and defeated Kim Bi-o with a margin of 6,351 votes. She has also become the first female MP for the constituency. Hwangbo was elected its new chairman. but did not run. On 12 June, after Lee Jun-seok was elected party President, she was appointed Chief Spokesperson of the party.

On 19 June 2023, Hwangbo left the People Power Party over charges of illegal campaign contributions and issues surrounding her personal life. In the same statement, Hwangbo also announced that she will not be standing for reelection in the 2024 Parliamentary election

Personal life Hwangbo was married to Cho Sung-hwa; the couple has 2 children.

Election results General elections Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2020 Central-Yeongdo UFP 47,381 (51.86%) Won

Local elections Mayor of Yeongdo Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2018 LKP 24,355 (40.49%) Defeated

Busan Metropolitan Council Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2012 Yeongdo 1st Saenuri 17,536 (58.47%) Won 2014 Yeongdo 1st Saenuri 20,449 (72.98%) Won

Yeongdo District Council Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2004 A Independent 1,588 (47.8%) Won 2006 A GNP 4,072 (26.59%) Won 2010 A GNP 4,821 (32.14%) Won