Photo: 立法院 / Attribution (source: Wikimedia Commons)

In Jae-keun

印在謹　/　いん・じぇぐん

Politician from South Korea

November 11, 1953 (age 72)　・　Gyodong-myeon, South Korea

politician

My Take

In Jae-keun's story moves me more than almost any entry I have written. When her husband Kim Geun-tae was arrested and tortured under Chun Doo-hwan's regime, she chose to expose his detention to the world, an act of staggering courage against a military dictatorship. The 1987 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award she shared with him was global recognition of that fight. She later became a politician in her own right, carrying the democracy struggle into the halls of power. This is not celebrity glamour; it is the genuine article, and I find myself deeply humbled by it.

Overview

In Jae-keun (Korean: 인재근; born 11 November 1953) 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): In Jae-keun
Name (Japanese): 印在謹
Reading: いん・じぇぐん
Born: November 11, 1953 (age 72)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Snake
Origin: Gyodong-myeon, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Ewha Womans University

Awards & achievements

1987 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%B0%E5%9C%A8%E8%AC%B9

Politician — see all →　·　More people from South Korea →