Seo Mi-hwa (, ) is a South Korean human rights activist and politician. She is a member of the 22nd National Assembly.
Education
Mi-hwa has a bachelor’s degree in social welfare from Mokpo National University, a Master’s Degree in social welfare from Dongshin University., and a Ph.D. in social welfare from Chosun University.
History She served as director of the Mokpo Sexual Violence Counselling Centre for Women with Disabilities. She later became chairperson of the National Sexual Violence Counselling Committee of the Korea Federation of Women with Disabilities.
On 2 June 2010, she was elected in the 2010 South Korean local elections as a first-term proportional representation Democratic Party member on the Mokpo City Council, South Jeolla Province.
She later became the Non-standing Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea from 1 May 2020 to 29 June 2023.
On 10 April 2024, she was elected in the 2024 South Korean legislative election as a first-term proportional representation member for the Democratic Alliance of Korea. The Democratic Alliance of Korea later merged into the Democratic Party following the election.
On 17 August 2026, she was elected as a member of the Democratic Party's Supreme Council at its convention.
Seo Mi-hwa has a lifelong visual impairment.
Electoral history Year Election Number Office Constituency Party Votes Vote share Rank Result Notes 2010 5th Iocal Election 5th City councilor; Mokpo South Jeolla Proportional representation Democratic Party 57,171 64.79% 1st (proportional representation) Elected First term; 5th popularly elected local administration 2024 22nd National Assembly General Election 22nd Member of the National Assembly Proportional representation Democratic Alliance 7,567,459 26.69% 1st (proportional representation) Elected First term
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See also
Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015) List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2024–2028
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