| Sohn Hye-won | |
| Hangul | 손혜원 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Son Hyewon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Son Hyewŏn |
Sohn Hye-won (Korean: 손혜원; born on February 15, 1955) is a brand designer and politician in South Korea. While working as a brand designer, she created names and logos for several famous brands, including Innisfree, TVING, Chamisul and others. She entered politics and served as a member of the 20th National Assembly.
Biography
She was born in Seoul in 1955 as the daughter of Son Yong-woo, an independence activist who involved in communist activities at Communist Party of Korea. After graduating from the Hongik University in 1977, she got a job as a designer in the planning department of Hyundai Corporation, temporary worked at a company called Design Focus, and co-founded Crosspoint, a design branding company, in 1986. She was invited to become the head of public relations at the New Politics Alliance for Democracy in 2015. She runs for the 2016 South Korean legislative election and elected as a lawmaker. She left the Democratic Party of Korea after requesting an official investigation into the accusations that she made real estate investments under other people's name. In 2024 she involved in the founding of the Pine Tree Party, a party that made by Song Yong-gil former Mayor of Incheon.
See also
References
- "Branding expert to open lacquerware museum in November". The Korea Times. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- "[Editorial] Now we can only abolish this ridiculous faux "Creative Korea" slogan" (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Sohn leaves party but calls for investigation". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Sohn Hye-won, a former lawmaker who headed the campaign committee of the Pine Tree Party led by Song." Maeil Business Newspaper. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- 대한민국국회. www.assembly.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- 보훈처 "손혜원 의원 부친 독립유공자 선정 기준 따라 정상적으로". KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- Hye-ri, Bak Yeong-hwan, Sim (2015-07-27). "Chief of Public Relations Sohn Hye-won's New Image of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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