Jang Dong-hyeok

Jang Dong-hyeok
Jang Dong-hyeok
장동혁
	Jang in 2026
Leader of the People Power Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 August 2025
Preceded by	Song Eon-seok (ERC)
Member of the National Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 June 2022
Constituency	Boryeong-Seocheon (South Chungcheong)
Personal details
Born	2 June 1969 (age 57)
Party	People Power
Education	Seoul National University (BA); UCLouvain (LLM)

Jang Dong-hyeok (Korean: 장동혁; Hanja: 張東赫; born 2 June 1969) is a South Korean politician who has served as the leader of the People Power Party since 2025.^[1] He has served as a member of the National Assembly since 2020, representing Boryeong–Seocheon.

He was once considered 'Pro-Han'. During the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis and impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, however, he opposed the impeachment of Yoon.^[1]

In August 2025, he was elected as the 4th leader of the People Power Party and simultaneously assumed the position of chairman of the Yeouido Institute.^[2] Under his leadership, the party suffered major losses in the 2026 local elections, but maintained control of Seoul.

Election results

Year	Elections	Constituency	Political party	Votes (%)	Results
2020	21st National Assembly General Election	Yuseong A (Daejeon)	UFP	39,588 (40.34%)	Defeated
2022	June 2022 By-election	Boryeong-Seocheon (South Chungcheong)	PPP	39,960 (51.01%)	Won
2024	22nd National Assembly General Election	Boryeong-Seocheon (South Chungcheong)	PPP	46,505 (51.50%)	Won

References

1 2 전광준 (2025-08-26). "장동혁, 의원 3년 만에 당 대표…한때 '한동훈 소울메이트'". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
↑ 장나래 (2025-08-26). "국힘 새 대표 장동혁 선출 "모든 우파와 연대해 이재명 끌어내릴 것"". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-10-28.

[:0-1] 1 2 전광준 (2025-08-26). "장동혁, 의원 3년 만에 당 대표…한때 '한동훈 소울메이트'". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-27.

[2] 장나래 (2025-08-26). "국힘 새 대표 장동혁 선출 "모든 우파와 연대해 이재명 끌어내릴 것"". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-10-28.

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