The Federation of Korean Trade Unions held its 25th electoral convention on 22nd January 2014, electing Mr. Dong-man Kim as new President. Mr. Jin-kuk Moon outpaced Mr. Kim by 168 votes in the first round of voting (which saw no candidate with a majority vote), but Mr. Kim won the runoff election with 55% of the votes.
<Table 1> Election Results (1st Round)
|
college
|
Ballots
cast
|
Mr. Dong-man Kim
|
Mr. Ju-ik Kim
|
Mr. Jin-kuk
Moon
|
Mr. Yin-sang Lee
|
Disqualified votes/ abstention
|
|
2,704 people
|
2,560
|
755 votes
(29.5%)
|
733 votes
(28.6%)
|
923 votes
(36.1%)
|
135votes
(5.3%)
|
14 votes
(0.5%)
|
<Table 2> Election Results (Runoff)
|
Electoral
college
|
Ballots
cast
|
Mr. Dong-man Kim
|
Mr. Jin-kuk Moon
|
Disqualified votes/ abstention
|
|
2,704 people
|
2,473 people
|
1,349 votes
(55%)
|
1,087votes
(44%)
|
37 votes
(1%)
|
Biographies of President-elect & General Secretary-elect
Mr. Dong-man Kim (President-elect)
∙ Born in Korea in 1959
∙ Started career in Hanil Bank (1978)
∙ Served as director of External Cooperation Bureau in the FKTU (2004)
∙ Served as president of the Korean Finance & Service Workers’ Union (2006)
∙ Served as a Vice President of the FKTU (2008~2013)Mr. Byung-kun Lee (General Secretary-elect)
∙ Born in Korea in 1959
∙ Started career in KumSung Electronics (1980)
∙ Served as President of Daewoo Electronics Union (1993~2008)
∙ Served as President of the Federation of Korean Metalworkers’ Trade Unions (2002~2007)
∙ Served as a Vice President of the FKTU (2011~2013)
∙ Born in Korea in 1959
∙ Started career in Hanil Bank (1978)
∙ Served as director of External Cooperation Bureau in the FKTU (2004)
∙ Served as president of the Korean Finance & Service Workers’ Union (2006)
∙ Served as a Vice President of the FKTU (2008~2013)Mr. Byung-kun Lee (General Secretary-elect)
∙ Born in Korea in 1959
∙ Started career in KumSung Electronics (1980)
∙ Served as President of Daewoo Electronics Union (1993~2008)
∙ Served as President of the Federation of Korean Metalworkers’ Trade Unions (2002~2007)
∙ Served as a Vice President of the FKTU (2011~2013)