Yun Ho-jung

Yun Ho-jung (, born 27 March 1963) is a South Korean politician and former activist who has served as the minister of the interior and safety since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he previously served as the party's leader from April to May 2021 and from March to June 2022. Yun also served as the secretary-general of the DPK from 2018 to 2020 and is the incumbent member of the National Assembly for Guri.

Early life and education Born in Gapyeong in 1963, Yun attended . Subsequently, he studied philosophy at Seoul National University in the 1980s. other notable figures involved in the event were Rhyu Si-min, Baik Tae-ung and Shim Jae-chul.

Career Yun started his political career in 1988 as assistant administrator in the Office of Planning & Coordination of the Peace Democratic Party, becoming close to Party Chairman Kim Dae-jung. After Kim was elected President in 1997,

Yun initially ran as an MP candidate for Guri in the 2000 election under the banner of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP), but was not elected. but he was ultimately not appointed. In September 2018, he was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Korea shortly after the election of party president Lee Hae-chan.

On 16 April 2021, Yun was elected the new parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party, defeating . He also became the acting party President, as the position was vacant since the resignation of Lee Nak-yon in March. Yun expressed anti-LGBT views prior to the 2020 South Korean legislative election, stating that his party is not willing to cooperate with pro-LGBT parties, such as Green Party Korea. He is a moderate figure of the pro-Moon Jae-in faction. He then asked people, "Is he rubbish or not?", and gave the answer, "Yes, he is rubbish."

Election results Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2000 16th National Assembly General Election Guri (Gyeonggi) MDP 20,376 (31.82%) Defeated 2004 18th National Assembly General Election Guri (Gyeonggi) Uri 36,433 (43.91%) Won 2008 18th National Assembly General Election Guri (Gyeonggi) UDP 29,046 (43.03%) Defeated 2012 19th National Assembly General Election Guri (Gyeonggi) DUP 40,524 (48.67%) Won 2016 20th National Assembly General Election Guri (Gyeonggi) Democratic 40,820 (46.59%) Won 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Guri (Gyeonggi) Democratic 64,668 (58.64%) Won 2024 22nd National Assembly General Election Guri (Gyeonggi) Democratic 59,331 (53.97%) Won