Competition for Talent Recruitment Between Ruling and Opposition Parties Peaks... Diverse Fields Including Law, Nuclear Fusion, IT, and New Media

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[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kang Na-hum] With just over two months remaining until the general election, the competition for talent recruitment between the Democratic Party of Korea and the Liberty Korea Party is reaching its peak. The Democratic Party has recruited legal professionals from the 'Uri Law Research Association' aiming to complete judicial reform. On the other hand, the Liberty Korea Party appears to be focusing on lowering the average age of its prospective candidates by recruiting young talents.

On the 11th, the Democratic Party recruited Dr. Lee Kyung-soo (63), Vice President of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), and former Chief Judge Choi Ki-sang (50), a member of the 'Uri Law Research Association,' as their 19th and 20th talent recruits for the April 15 general election.

Dr. Lee is an expert in nuclear fusion who graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in physics and earned a Ph.D. in plasma physics from the University of Texas graduate school. He has worked at the University of Texas, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the MIT Plasma Fusion Center, researching nuclear fusion power technology. He served as chairman of the International Fusion Research Council (IFRC) in 2008, chairman of the ITER Management Advisory Committee in 2011, and vice chairman of the ITER Board of Directors in 2014.

Former Judge Choi, a graduate of the 25th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, is a constitutional law expert who was dispatched to the Constitutional Court for a total of four years during his tenure as a judge, gaining experience in constitutional adjudication. In 2018, he was even recommended as a candidate for constitutional justice.

The Democratic Party evaluates former Judge Choi as having made principled rulings protecting minorities and the vulnerable. In fact, in 2016, he ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries forced labor case during the Japanese colonial period. He also served as the inaugural chairperson of the National Judges' Representative Meeting in 2018.

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The Liberty Korea Party is also accelerating its general election preparations by recruiting young IT experts and professionals in the new media content field all at once.

The Liberty Korea Party Talent Recruitment Committee held a welcoming ceremony at the National Assembly for Park Dae-sung, Vice President of External Policy at Facebook Korea; Kim Bo-ram, Chief Content Officer (CCO) of Insight Company and new media content expert; and Baek Hyun-joo, a popular culture and arts expert and journalist.

Vice President Park studied international studies and public administration in the United States and has served as Director of External Policy at Facebook Korea, policy advisor for Oculus Korea, and currently works as Vice President of External Policy for Facebook Korea and Japan.

Kim Bo-ram, CCO, has received the Young Stars Special Jury Award at the Busan International Advertising Festival and the Student Award at the M?bius International Advertising Festival, and has been recognized as a 21st-century leading Seoul student by the education office, receiving commendations from the Seoul mayor and the president.

Journalist Baek previously served as CEO of Seoul Shinmun NTN and is currently working as an invited professor at Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts.

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