Kim Ye-ji (, ) is a South Korean pianist and politician who is visually impaired. She is a member of the 21st and 22nd National Assemblies; she was elected as a proportional representation member in the 2020 South Korean legislative election and re-elected via proportional representation in the 2024 South Korean legislative election.
Athletic activities She competed in cycling at the 39th National Para Games in 2019. At the 17th National Para Winter Games in 2020, she won a silver medal in the women's 4km classic (B-blind) cross-country skiing and a bronze medal in the 4.5km sprint biathlon (B-blind).
Education
Graduated from Seoul School for the Blind. Graduated from Sookmyung Women's University (Piano Major). Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
History In January 2016, she became a member of the Heart Chamber Orchestra, an orchestra for the visually impaired.
She later became a board member of the Korea Association of Artists with Disabilities.
Between March 2020 and April 2020, she served as a spokesperson for the Election Campaign Committee of the Future Korea Party. On 15 April 2020, she was elected to the 21st National Assembly as a proportional representation member. The Future Korea Party later merged into the United Future Party. After the election, she was appointed an advisor to the Committee on the Disabled for the People Power Party. In 2021, she was appointed as a deputy floor leader for the People Power Party.
On 9 August 2021, Kim joined Yoo Seong-min's presidential primary campaign. After Yoon Suk Yeol became the party candidate, she joined his campaign, taking responsibility for the disability sector.
In October 2023, Kim was appointed to the Supreme Council of the People Power Party. Later that year, she was appointed to be part of Han Dong-hoon's emergency response committee.
At the 2024 South Korean legislative election, she was re-elected as a proportional representation member for the People Future Party (as number fifteen). After the election, the People Future Party merged into the People Power Party.
Following the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis, she voted in favour of the Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.
In 2025, she joined Han Dong-hoon's presidential campaign for the primary as chairperson of the Committee for Bridging Gaps.
Electoral history Year Election National Assembly Position Constituency Party Votes Vote share List rank Result 2020 General election 21st Member of the National Assembly Proportional representation Future Korea Party 9,441,520 33.84% Proportional representation No. 11 First term 2024 General election 22nd Member of the National Assembly Proportional representation People Future Party 10,395,264 36.67% Proportional representation No. 15 Re-elected
See also List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2020–2024 List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2024–2028 Future Korea Party People Future Party Han Dong-hoon
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