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Kwon Young-ghil

権永吉　/　くぉんよんぎる

Journalist from Japan

November 5, 1941 (age 84)　・　Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Yamaguchi Prefecture
journalist
politician
autobiographer

My Take

I admire careers that follow a single moral thread, and Kwon Young-ghil's does. Journalist, trade unionist, human rights defender, then politician and founding figure of a labour party, all of it points the same direction, toward people without much power. Born in 1941 and educated at Seoul National University, he could have chosen comfort and didn't. What strikes me most is the autobiographer label, because it suggests a man who feels accountable to history and wants the record told straight. There's nothing flashy here, and that's exactly why I find his life worth pausing over and respecting.

Overview

Kwon Young-ghil (Korean: 권영길; born 5 November 1941) is a South Korean politician, journalist, and trade unionist. He was a founding member of the People's Victory 21 and Democratic Labour Party.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Kwon Young-ghil
Name (Japanese): 権永吉
Reading: くぉんよんぎる
Born: November 5, 1941 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Snake
Origin: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: journalist / politician / autobiographer / trade unionist / human rights defender

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Kyungnam High School
University: Seoul National University

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A8%A9%E6%B0%B8%E5%90%89

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