Kim Seon-dong (, born 9 October 1963) is a South Korean politician who served as the Secretary-General of the United Future Party (UFP; People Power Party since 2 September 2020) from 28 May 2020 until his resignation on 14 October 2020. Prior to this, he was the Member of the National Assembly for Dobong B constituency (2008–2012; 2016-2020).
Career Kim entered to politics as the Administrative Secretary of the Office of the President under Kim Young-sam cabinet. He was also an aide to the Grand National Party (GNP) presidential candidate Lee Hoi-chang during the 2002 presidential election.
He was firstly elected to the National Assembly in 2008 election, defeating the United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Yoo In-tae. However, he lost to Yoo in 2012 election; he could only made a comeback when Yoo was not selected the Democratic candidate prior to 2016 election.
He is a pro-Park Geun-hye figure but not a hardliner. During the 1st term as an MP, he was a member of Minbon 21, a GNP sub-group formed by its 1st term reformist MPs.
In 2019, he unsuccessfully contested for the Liberty Korea Party (LKP) parliamentary leadership. In 2020 election, he contested under the United Future Party (UFP) banner but lost to Oh Ki-hyung, whom he used to defeat 4 years ago. On 28 May, he was appointed the Secretary-General of the UFP, replacing the incumbent Park Wan-soo. He resigned from the position on 14 October.
Election results Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2008 18th National Assembly General Election Dobong B (Seoul) GNP 37,228 (52.18%) Won 2012 19th National Assembly General Election Dobong B (Seoul) Saenuri 40,464 (47.19%) Defeated 2016 20th National Assembly General Election Dobong B (Seoul) Saenuri 38,788 (43.72%) Won 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Dobong B (Seoul) UFP 44,554 (45.63%) Defeated 2024 22nd National Assembly General Election Dobong B (Seoul) PPP 44,969 (47.16%) Defeated
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