Kim Woong

Kim Woong (, born 5 May 1970) is a South Korean prosecutor and politician. A member of the People Power Party (PPP), he is has served as the member of the National Assembly for Songpa's 1st constituency since 2020.

He joined politics as a member of the New Conservative Party (NCP), one of the predecessors to the PPP. Prior to entering politics, he was a vocal critic against the Moon Jae-in-led Democratic government's prosecution politics.

Career After qualifying for the bar in 1997, Kim started his career at Incheon District Prosecutor's Office in 2000.

He was appointed the Head of Future Planning and Criminal Policy at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office by the former Prosecutor General Mun Mu-il in July 2018. When the Moon Jae-in-led Democratic government was considering an adjustment of investigation power between the police and the prosecution — removing the jurisdiction over investigation from the prosecution while providing a right to terminate an investigation to the police, Moon Moo-il harshly criticised it as "undemocratic". Not only him, but also some other critics. Kim condemned the decision and submitted his resignation letter the following day. He urged the other prosecutors to "disobey those feudal orders, we are democratic citizens." He was the first person brought into the party prior to the 2020 election. Kim requested the party that he wanted to contest for Songpa 1st constituency, rather than as a proportional representation. He was subsequently confirmed as the UFP candidate for the constituency, after the then incumbent Park In-sook decided to not seek for re-election. In the election, Kim successfully defeated the Democratic candidate Cho Jai-hee, although his party suffered a crushing defeat. Among the 10 Suncheon-born MPs, Kim is the sole MP from the opposition, whereas 9 others are from the government.

Following the outright victory of the People Power Party (PPP) in the 2021 by-elections, an opinion poll has shown that Kim is the 2nd most (11.3%) favourable candidate for the party presidency, next to Joo Ho-young (16.6%), prior to the upcoming party leadership election. Being a first-term MP, the outcome was described as "unexpected". On 13 May, Kim officially made an announcement to run for the party leadership election. However, he was eliminated on 28 May.

Personal life Kim was born in Suncheon, South Jeolla in 1970.

He is the author of Diary of a Prosecutor, which was remade as a drama aired on JTBC.

He is a Roman Catholic.

Election results General elections Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Songpa A (Seoul) UFP 58,318 (51.20%) Won