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South Korean politician (born 1953)

In Jae-keun
인재근
Member of the National Assembly
In office30 May 2012 – 29 May 2024
Preceded by Shin Ji-ho
Succeeded by Kim Jae-sub
Constituency Dobong A (Seoul)
Personal details
Born (1953-11-11)11 November 1953Gyeonggi, South Korea
Political party Minjoo Party of Korea
Spouse Kim Geun-tae ​(m. 1947⁠–⁠2011)​
Alma mater Ewha Womans University
Occupation politician, activist
Religion Roman Catholic(Christian name : Elizabeth)
Korean name
Hangul 인재근
Hanja
Revised Romanization In Jaegeun
McCune–Reischauer In Chaekŭn

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Mr. Geun Tae Kim: Minister Ministry of Health and Welfare". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ "1987: Kim Keun Tae & In Jae Keun, South Korea". Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.