Kim Young-bae

Kim Young-bae (, born 8 March 1967) is a South Korean politician and activist who served as the Mayor of Seongbuk from 2010 to 2018. In 2020 he was elected to the National Assembly for Seongbuk A constituency.

Political career He joined politics during the 1995 local elections, when he contributed the election of Chin Young-ho as the Mayor of Seongbuk. He then served as the secretary to Chin until 2001; he was the youngest secretary to district mayors during that time. In 2007, he projected the inter-Korean summit between Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong Il.

Prior to the 2008 election, Kim contested UDP preselection for Seongbuk 1st constituency but lost to Son Pong-suk. He instead contested as the Mayor of Seongbuk in the 2010 local elections, and defeated the incumbent Suh Chan-kyo. He was re-elected in 2014, defeating Kim Kyu-sung. He did not contest in 2018. He returned to the Blue House as the Secretary for Policy Coordination on 6 August 2018, despite his early denial.

In the 2020 election, Kim contested Democratic preselection for Seongbuk 1st constituency, and defeated the then incumbent MP You Seung-hee. However, You did not concede his defeat, and filed a lawsuit against Kim's 3 campaign members for breaching the Public Official Election Act. Nevertheless, Kim was confirmed as the Democratic candidate for Seongbuk 1st on 12 March. On 15 April, Kim successfully defeated the UFP candidate Han Sang-hak. He received 60.90%, the highest vote among the newly elected Democratic candidates in Seoul. As the incident provoked the leadership by-election, Kim announced his intention to run as one of five elected members of its Supreme Council on 15 April 2021, exactly after a year of his election as an MP. On 2 May, he received 13.46% and was elected as the 4th out of 5 vice presidents-elected. Only Jun Hye-sook came behind of Kim. He obtained a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in political science and diplomacy, and a master's degree in public administration from the university. He is a Buddhist.

Election results General elections Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2020 21st General Election Seongbuk A (Seoul) DPK 82,954 (60.90%) Won 2024 22nd General Election Seongbuk A (Seoul) DPK 74,707 (55.68%) Won

Local elections Mayor of Seongbuk Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2010 5th Local Election Mayor of Seongbuk Democratic 95,951 (47.57%) Won 2014 6th Local Election Mayor of Seongbuk NPAD 124,555 (55.22%) Won