Cho Jun-ho (, born October 23, 1958) is a South Korean politician. After serving as chairperson of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), he joined the Democratic Labor Party and ran in the 2004 South Korean legislative election for the Hwaseong-si Gap constituency in Gyeonggi Province, where the Kia Motors factory at which he worked was located. However, he failed to win a seat. Subsequently, he served as a co-leader of the Unified Progressive Party, and later as a co-leader of the Preparatory Committee for a Progressive Justice Party, formed by defectors from the Unified Progressive Party.
Co-leader of the Unified Progressive Party He served as a co-leader of the Unified Progressive Party, representing the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). He was appointed to chair the fact-finding committee during the party's internal crisis over alleged proportional representation rigging and was physically assaulted by a party member who opposed the findings of the investigation he led.
Career history In 1997, Cho served as chairman of the Automobile Industry Labor Union. In 1998, he became the inaugural senior vice chairman of the Federation of Korean Metalworkers' Trade Unions. In 2003, he became a member of the Steering Committee of the Kia Motors Labor Union. From 2006 to 2007 he served as Chairperson of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). In 2012, he served as co-leader of the Unified Progressive Party. In 2012 he served as co-leader of the Progressive Justice Party alongside Roh Hoe-chan.
Electoral history
Year Election Assembly Office Constituency Party Votes Vote share Rank Result Notes 2008 18th legislative election 18th National Assembly member Hwaseong-si Gap Democratic Labor Party 4,135 7.41% 4th Lost 2016 20th legislative election 20th National Assembly member Gunsan-si Justice Party 4,634 3.60% 5th Lost
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