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Kim Han-jung (Korean: 김한정) is a South Korean politician serving as a member of the Democratic Party of Korea in the 20th and 21st National Assembly
Kim Han-jung began his political career as press secretary to Kim Dae-jung, the then leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). After Kim Dae-jung was elected to the presidency, Kim Han-jung served as his Chief Private Presidential Secretary, assisting in the arrangement and execution of the historic inter-Korean summit of 2000, for which President Kim was awarded the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.
Kim currently holds position on the Trade, Industry, Energy, SMES, and Startups Committee, in addition to the offices of President of the National Assembly's Peace Forum on the Korean Peninsula and Standing Secretary of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union. Kim also serves as a member of the DPK Korean Peninsula Taskforce and as the chair of the Committee on International Affairs of the DPK.
In July 2018 Kim visited Pyongyang as the Executive Committee Chair of the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation, and in October of the same year paid a follow-up visit to the United States as a diplomatic envoy for the DPK.
In September 2021, as Senior Advisor on Foreign Policy to Lee Jae-myung, he paid a visit to Washington, D.C.
During his first term at the 20th National Assembly, Kim took on active roles in the National Assembly Special Committee on Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation. He also held the positions of deputy floor leader for policy and Special Advisor on Foreign Affairs and Security to the floor leader of the DPK.
