Shin Hyun-young
Shin Hyun-young | |
|---|---|
| 신현영 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2020 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1980 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Korea Yonsei University Catholic Kwandong University |
Shin Hyun-young (Korean: 신현영; Hanja: 申賢榮; born 17 November 1980) is a South Korean doctor specialised in Family medicine currently serving as a Democratic member of National Assembly.
Background
In 2020 election, Shin was on the top of the list for then-Platform Party's proportional representation.[1] Her nomination was in strict contrast to the vice president of Korea Medical Association who joined the main opposition's sister party for its proportional representation list but resigned after he was placed as the number 22 of the list.[2] After the election, her party merged with its sister party, Democratic Party. She is now its deputy floor leader.
She is widely known to the public as the co-author of the article which synthesises information related to the recovery of the third COVID-19 patient in Korea treated with AIDS medicine.[3]
Before entering politics, she was an assistant professor of family medicine at Hanyang University and led family medicine department at Myongji Hospital. Moreover, Shin was director of multiple medical associations - Korean Association of Family Medicine, Association of Healthcare for Korean Unification, Korean Medical Women's Association, Korean Intern Resident Association and finally - and largest - Korea Medical Association (KMA). She was also KMA's spokesperson.[4]
Shin holds three degrees in medicine - M.D. from Catholic University of Korea, a master's in Epidemiology from Yonsei University and a doctorate in medicine from Catholic Kwandong University. She graduated from one of the elite secondary education institutions in the country, Seoul Science High School.[5]
Electoral history
| Election | Year | District | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st National Assembly General Election | 2020 | Proportional representation | Platform Party | 9,307,112 | 33.3% | Won |
References
- ^ 이, 창진 (24 March 2020). "의료계 "혁신적 의사 신현영, 비례대표 1번 손색없다"". 메디칼다임즈.
- ^ "미래한국당 비례대표 후보 22번에 실망한 방상혁 상근부회장 '사퇴'". 경기메디뉴스 (in Korean). 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Lim, Jaegyun; Jeon, Seunghyun; Shin, Hyun-Young; Kim, Moon Jung; Seong, Yu Min; Lee, Wang Jun; Choe, Kang-Won; Kang, Yu Min; Lee, Baeckseung; Park, Sang-Joon (2020-01-08). "Case of the Index Patient Who Caused Tertiary Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Korea: the Application of Lopinavir/Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19 Pneumonia Monitored by Quantitative RT-PCR". Journal of Korean Medical Science. 35 (6): e79. doi:10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e79. ISSN 1598-6357. PMC 7025910. PMID 32056407.
- ^ "국회의원 신현영 - 신현영은 누구?". shy21.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "신현영 국회의원 소개 - 대한민국국회". assembly.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-06-14.