Kim Ki-hyun
Kim Ki-hyun is a South Korean lawyer and politician served as the Mayor of Ulsan from 2014 to 2018.Career
Kim Ki-hyun was born in Sanha-ri, Gangdong-myeon, Ulju, South Gyeongsang in 1959. He is the 4th of 6 children of Kim Byung-geuk, the former Member of the South Gyeongsang Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1961.
He attended to Busan East High School before studying law at Seoul National University. After qualifying for the bar in 1983, he worked in various non-governmental organisations i.e. Director of YMCA in Ulsan.
He was appointed the deputy spokesperson of the Grand National Party in 2003. In 2004, he ran for South District 2nd constituency and was elected. He was re-elected in 2008 and 2012. On 12 April 2014, he contested Saenuri preselection for Ulsan mayorship and defeated Kang Ghil-boo. He resigned his parliamentary membership on 5 May in order to register his candidacy. On 4 June, he received 65.42% and defeated the Justice candidate Jo Seung-soo.
Following the election, Kim had showed his intention to run for 2017 election, comparing an example of Bill Clinton, the former Governor of Arkansas who was elected the President of the United States. Following the political scandal in 2016, he was expected to leave his party, but confirmed to remain.
In 2018, Kim was again nominated the Ulsan Mayor candidate for 2018 local elections. Initially, he led on some polls due to his high popularity. Nevertheless, he then came behind to the Democratic candidate Song Cheol-ho. On 13 June, he finally lost to the Democratic candidate.
On 29 January 2020, Kim launched his bid for 2020 election. He contested UFP preselection for South District 2nd constituency and defeated Park Maeng-woo.Ideology
His political position is described as centre. While as a MP, he was a member of centrist groups within the GNP. He is a pro-Lee Myung-bak. He is critical to welfare system.Personal life
He married to Lee Sun-ae and has a son and a daughter.Election results
General elections
Local elections
