Kim Jun-yeon

Kim Chun-yon (; 1895–1971) was a South Korean politician and journalist who served as the fourth minister of justice for South Korea from November 23, 1950, to May 6, 1951.

Biography Kim was born in 1895 during the 32nd year of King Gojong's reign in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, Joseon. In 1917, he went to Japan to study abroad and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1920. Kim then went to Germany where he studied law and politics at the University of Berlin from 1922 to 1924. In 1925, he worked for The Chosun Ilbo as a foreign correspondent in Moscow. Upon returning to Korea in 1926, he participated in the Korean independence movement by joining Singanhoe. He also worked as a lecturer at Boseong College and editor-in-chief for The Dong-A Ilbo. He was then elected to the National Assembly in 1954. He left the Democratic Party and formed the Unification Party in 1957. He was then re-elected to the National Assembly in 1958 and 1960. In 1963, he was elected as a member of the Liberty Democratic Party. He was also the People's Party candidate for 1967 presidential election. He died in 1971.