Shim Jae-chul

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Shim Jae-chul
심재철
Photo of Shim in 2019
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2000 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byLee Seok-hyun
Succeeded byLee Jae-jung
ConstituencyAnyang Dongan-gu
Floor Leader of the United Future Party
In office
18 February 2020 – 8 May 2020
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJoo Ho-young
Floor Leader of the Liberty Korea Party
In office
9 December 2019 – 18 February 2020
Preceded byNa Kyung-won
Personal details
Born (1958-01-18) 18 January 1958 (age 66)
Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political partyPeople Power (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberty Korea Party (2017-2020)

Saenuri Party (2012-2017)
Grand National Party (1997-2012)

New Korea Party (1995-1997)
Children1
Alma materCatholic University of Korea
Korean name
Hangul
심재철
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSim Jae-cheol
McCune–ReischauerSim Chaech'ŏl
In this Korean name, the family name is Shim.

Shim Jae-chul (Korean: 심재철; Hanja: 沈在哲 RR: Sim Jae-cheol; born 18 January 1958) is a South Korean journalist and politician. He is a current member of the National Assembly and the Floor Leader of the United Future Party.

Early life and career[edit]

He was born in Gwangju. He became an activist during Gwangju Uprising in 1980. He graduated Seoul University department of English education. He later worked as a journalist of MBC in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He joined the New Korea Party following the recommendation from the ex-president Kim Young-sam, in 1996.

Shim was elected as the representative of Dongan-gu for the 16th National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in 2000. He has been reelected four times.[1]

In 2016, he was elected as the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament.[2] He supported the impeachment of president Park Geun-hye.

In 2019, he was elected as the Floor Leader of the Liberty Korea Party, succeeding Na Kyung-won. Following the merger of the Liberty Korea Party with the New Conservative Party and Onward for Future 4.0, he retained his position.

Controversy[edit]

Human rights violation[edit]

He was convicted of human rights violations during the early 1980s. He was an activist against Chun Doo-hwan, but he attempted to disorganize the protest. This decision led to a massacre.[3]

After that, he tortured "activists for democracy". Rhyu Si-min was one of these victims.[3]

Inappropriate behavior[edit]

In 2013, he was caught looking at a nude photo on his phone.[4]

He sent a Kakao Talk message that insulted the bereaved of Sewol sinking.[5]

Rebellion[edit]

On 28 November 2017, he declared that he would report president Moon Jae-in along with his secretaries as "rebellion".[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'민주당 입' 이재정, '안양 동안을' 심재철 6선 저지 나선다". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "20대 국회 전반기 부의장 심재철·박주선 선출(종합)" (in Korean). Naver News.
  3. ^ a b "'내란죄 막말' 심재철 부의장, '1980년 서울역 회군' 결정 유시민과 다른 길" (in Korean). Naver News.
  4. ^ "국회 본회의장 누드사진보다 딱 걸린 심재철" (in Korean). v.media.daum.net. 23 March 2013.
  5. ^ "세월호 특별법 관련 심재철 '카카오톡 메시지' 공방 격화" (in Korean). news.newsway.co.kr.
  6. ^ "심재철 "文대통령, 비서실장 등 내란죄로 형사고발해야"" (in Korean). Naver News.
  7. ^ "자유한국당 망발, 심재철도 뛰어들어 "문대통령 내란죄 고발해야" - 고발뉴스닷컴" (in Korean). www.gobalnews.com.
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