| Date of Birth |
Nov. 5, 1941 |
| Place of Birth |
Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province |
| Education |
Kyungnam High School, Seoul National
University, Institut Français de Presse at Université
de Paris-II |
| Family |
Wife Kang Ji-yeon, one daughter,
two sons |
| Religion |
Catholic |
Registered Wealth
|
930 million won (as of March 2007) |
| Books Authored |
Conversing with Kwon Young-ghil |
Career
|
1967 |
Reporter for Daehan Daily |
| 1971 - 1987 |
Reporter for Seoul Daily; Paris correspondent
|
| 1988 - 1994 |
Chairman of National Union of Mediaworkers |
| 1997 |
Presidential candidate of People’s Victory 21
|
| 2002 |
Presidential candidate of Democratic Labor Party |
| 2004 |
Member of 17th National Assembly |
Chung Dong-young 
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