In Jae-keun | |
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인재근 | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 30 May 2012 |
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Preceded by | Shin Ji-ho |
Constituency | Seoul Dobong A |
Personal details | |
Born |
Gyeonggi, South Korea |
11 November 1953
Political party | Minjoo Party of Korea |
Spouse(s) | Kim Geun-tae (m. 1947–2011) |
Alma mater | Ewha Womans University |
Occupation | politician, activist |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 인재근 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | In Jaegeun |
McCune–Reischauer | In Chaekŭn |
In Jae-keun is a South Korean politician and democracy activist. In 1985, her husband Kim Geun-tae was arrested and tortured by the government of Chun Doo-hwan for his pro-democracy activism. In 1987, In was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award along with her husband for her role in publicly exposing his detention and torture. After Kim's death, she was elected as member of national assembly for Dobong A, Seoul in 2012. Dobong A was Kim's constituency from 1996 to 2008.