Jihyun Park

Jihyun Park (; born 1968) is a British-Korean Conservative Party politician. She stood as the Conservative candidate as a councilor for the Moorside ward of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Although she did not win, Park is the first known person of North Korean descent to stand for election in the United Kingdom. Park is a North Korean defector, escaping twice from the country, with the first attempt in 1998 resulting in discovery and forced repatriation, and the second attempt in 2008 being successful, and resides in the U.K. as a citizen. Provided by Wikipedia