Ihn Yo-han

Ihn Yo-han (; born John Alderman Linton, 8 December 1959) is an American and South Korean physician and politician who served as a member of the 22nd National Assembly of South Korea from 2024 to 2025. He received South Korean citizenship in 2012. Since 1991, he has been the director of Yonsei University's International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital.

Ihn has come under some scrutiny for various public statements he has made. He has claimed the disease AIDS is a result of not following the Bible, and claimed that impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law was extreme', but not entirely unjustified".

Early life and education Ihn was born in Jeonju, South Korea, as the youngest of six children. Ihn's family has been in Jeolla for several generations; in 1895, his great-grandfather Eugene Bell came to the province as a Southern Presbyterian missionary. His grandfather William Alderman Linton participated in the March First Movement in 1919. Ihn's father later served in the Korean War. He ran in the 2024 South Korean legislative election as a candidate of People Future Party, a bloc party of People Power Party. In a shock victory, Ihn placed eighth on the party's list, winning him a seat in the National Assembly. A political ally of Yoon, Ihn claimed that his declaration of martial law was extreme' but not entirely unjustified".

Ihn has sparked controversy over certain comments he has made in the past, such as claiming that AIDS arises from not following the Bible. He has also expressed support for controversial politicians Park Chung Hee and Paik Sun-yup. He also claimed the National Health Insurance Service possessed "socialist proclivities" and proposed adding an additional layer of private insurance, which was criticized by some healthcare providers.

He resigned from his seat in the National Assembly, criticizing South Korean politics as being trapped in factionalism on January 9, 2026.

After stepping down, he expressed disappointment over martial law and said he would return to his medical career.

Other activities Ihn published an autobiography in 2006, entitled My Hometown is Jeolla-do, My Soul is Korean .