Shim Jae-chul

Shim Jae-chul (; born 18 January 1958) is a South Korean journalist and politician who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2000 to 2020.

Early life and career He was born in Gwangju. He became an activist during Gwangju Uprising in 1980. He graduated Seoul University department of English education. He later worked as a journalist of MBC in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He joined the New Korea Party following the recommendation from the ex-president Kim Young-sam, in 1996.

Shim was elected as the representative of Dongan-gu for the 16th National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in 2000. He has been reelected four times.

In 2016, he was elected as the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament. He supported the impeachment of president Park Geun-hye.

In 2019, he was elected as the Floor Leader of the Liberty Korea Party, succeeding Na Kyung-won. Following the merger of the Liberty Korea Party with the New Conservative Party and Onward for Future 4.0, he retained his position.

Controversy Human rights violation He was convicted of human rights violations during the early 1980s. He was an activist against Chun Doo-hwan, but he attempted to disorganize the protest. This decision led to a massacre.

After that, he tortured "activists for democracy". Rhyu Si-min was one of these victims.

He sent a Kakao Talk message that insulted the bereaved of Sewol sinking.

Rebellion On 28 November 2017, he declared that he would report president Moon Jae-in along with his secretaries as "rebellion".

Election results General elections Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 1996 15th National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan A (Gyeonggi) NKP 18,222 (24.70%) Defeated 2000 16th National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan (Gyeonggi) GNP 62,108 (49.12%) Won 2004 17th National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan B (Gyeonggi) GNP 41,838 (50.99%) Won 2008 18th National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan B (Gyeonggi) GNP 39,453 (61.23%) Won 2012 19th National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan B (Gyeonggi) Saenuri 42,405 (51.68%) Won 2016 20th National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan B (Gyeonggi) Saenuri 36,148 (41.46%) Won 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan B (Gyeonggi) UFP 38,327 (41.73%) Defeated 2024 22nd National Assembly General Election Anyang Dongan B (Gyeonggi) PPP 44,751 (46.13%) Defeated