Han Chang-min (, ) is a South Korean politician serving as a member of the 22nd National Assembly. He is the inaugural floor leader and party leader of the Social Democratic Party.
History He became active as a member of the Roh Moo-hyun Supporters' Association National Primary Election Campaign Committee starting in 2002. In 2005 he became the Director of the "Solidarity for Participatory Politics." He later became operations team leader for the Bongha Project Headquarters at the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation. In 2021, he served as the Head of the Management Planning at the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.
He was appointed chairman of the preparatory committee for the Daejeon City Chapter of the Progressive Justice Party, and later the inaugural chairman of the Justice Party's Daejeon City Chapter. He served as a spokesperson for the Justice Party and as its deputy chairman from 2017 to 2019. He was a member of the "New Progress" faction of the party, some of whom had originally belonged to the People's Participation Party.
In the 22nd National Assembly election held in 2024, he ran as a representative of the Democratic Alliance of Korea and was assigned the 10th spot on the proportional representation list. Following the election results, he secured a seat as a member of the 22nd National Assembly. After the election, he was expelled from the Democratic Alliance of Korea and returned to his original party, the Social Democratic Party.
Election history Year Election Number Office Constituency Party Votes Vote share Position Result Comparison 2014 Local elections 6th Mayor Daejeon Metropolitan City Justice Party 11,346 1.76% 3rd Lost 6th local elections 2020 Legislative election 21st National Assembly Proportional representation Justice Party 2,697,956 9.67% 10th (proportional representation) Not elected Left the party before succession 2024 Legislative election 22nd National Assembly Proportional representation Democratic Alliance 7,567,459 26.69% 10th (proportional representation) Elected First election See also
Social Democratic Party (South Korea) List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2024–2028 Democratic Alliance of Korea
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