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Park Jee-hye is a member of the National Assembly.

She entered the National Assembly as the No. 1 recruited talent of the Democratic Party of Korea during the 22nd general election.

She was born on October 31, 1978, in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province.

Park double-majored in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering and Business Administration at Seoul National University. She completed the master’s program in Environmental Planning at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Environmental Studies, and later earned a Master’s degree in Environmental Management and Policy from Lund University in Sweden. She also holds both a Master of Laws (J.D. equivalent) and a Doctor of Laws from Seoul National University School of Law.

She worked as a senior researcher at Eco Frontier and as a CSR manager at SK Telecom. After passing the 6th bar exam, she served as a full-time lawyer at the Green Law Center, focusing on corporate social responsibility and environmental law. She also served as a board member of the nonprofit Climate Solutions and as co-representative of the nonprofit Plan 1.5.

In the 2024 22nd general election, she ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea and was elected to represent the Uijeongbu A district.

She has served on the Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups Committee, the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, and the Special Committee on the Climate Crisis. Within just one year, she introduced 40 bills as a lead sponsor.

Park is an expert in climate and environmental issues. She is committed to serving as a catalyst to turn public interest in climate challenges into effective policy.

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