Democratic Party Appoints Park Kwang-on as Secretary-General and Han Jeong-ae as Policy Committee Chairperson

Park Sung-min, Youth Spokesperson, Becomes Regional Executive Member... Youngest Executive Member Ever Elected

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] On the 31st, Lee Nak-yeon, the newly appointed leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced key internal appointments including the party secretary-general, policy committee chair, spokesperson group, and two appointed supreme council members.

Park Kwang-on, a three-term lawmaker from Gyeonggi Suwon Jung, was appointed as secretary-general, and Han Jeong-ae, a three-term lawmaker from Seoul Gangseo-byeong, was appointed as policy committee chair.

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Choi In-ho was appointed as the chief spokesperson. During the party convention, Choi served as the spokesperson for Lee’s campaign. Full-time spokespersons appointed include Heo Young, Kang Seon-woo, and Shin Young-dae.

The two appointed supreme council members representing the party leader are Park Seong-min, the youth spokesperson, and Park Hong-bae, chairman of the Financial Union from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. Notably, Park Seong-min became the youngest supreme council member in the history of the Democratic Party. Previously, the record was held by former lawmaker Kim Hae-young in her 40s as an elected supreme council member, and former lawmaker Jang Ha-na in her 30s as an appointed supreme council member.

At the appointment briefing, Chief Spokesperson Choi explained, “Park Seong-min, at 24 years old, not only represents the youth but has been highly evaluated for her capabilities as a youth spokesperson. As a young woman, she possesses a keen and swift sensibility to respond to gender issues.” He added, “She is well-suited to candidly convey the various difficulties faced by young people to the party and to help resolve these issues.”

Earlier, on the 30th, Lee appointed lawmaker Oh Young-hoon as chief secretary, lawmaker Kim Young-bae as political affairs chief, and former Kyunghyang Shinmun editorial writer Park Rae-yong as message chief.

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