Yang Siheon, President of Mindong Forum, Appointed Senior Vice President of the National Assembly Legislative Policy Research Association

Appointment of Executive Members Including Senior Vice Chairman Yang Siheon and Secretary General Ryu Gilho

Yang Siheon, Executive Vice Chairman (left), received the certificate of appointment from Chairman Yoon Hojung.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yang Si-heon, chairman of the National Assembly Democratic Aide Alumni Association (Min-dong Forum), has been appointed as the senior vice chairman of the National Assembly Legislative Policy Research Association (Chairman Yoon Ho-jung, Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea and Chair of the National Assembly Steering Committee).

Additionally, Ryu Gil-ho, former chairman of the People Power Party Aide Council, was appointed as secretary general.

The National Assembly Legislative Policy Research Association (Chairman Yoon Ho-jung) held an appointment ceremony on the 28th at the National Assembly Communication Office and formed the 10th executive committee and steering committee.

The National Assembly Legislative Policy Research Association was launched in 1995 as the Korea Aide Association and is currently the only organization encompassing current and former ruling and opposition party aides in the National Assembly. Its main tasks include supporting legislative activities, policy research, and enhancing the status of aides, and it is recognized for contributing to the development of political parties and parliamentary democracy.

Following the tradition that a sitting ruling party lawmaker who is a former aide serves as chairman, Representative Yoon Ho-jung of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is also the Floor Leader and Chair of the National Assembly Steering Committee, was elected for the third time on December 21 last year, serving as the 10th chairman following the 8th and 9th terms.

The office is located within the National Assembly Communication Office, and the formation of the executive committee had been delayed considering COVID-19 prevention measures, by-elections, and each party’s convention schedules.

Chairman Yoon Ho-jung also appointed 12 steering committee members, six each from the ruling and opposition parties.

In his greeting, Chairman Yoon said, “I thank former senior vice chairman Hong Seong-gwon for his hard work. I hope to establish traditions and a culture in the National Assembly where aides leading the Assembly compete through policies and foster mutual respect. The capabilities of aides are the capabilities of the National Assembly, and the image of aides reflects the image of our National Assembly. Together with the newly formed executive committee, I will work hard for the development of the National Assembly and the Legislative Policy Research Association.”

The executive committee and steering committee members of the National Assembly Legislative Policy Research Association formed on this day are as follows:

▲ Senior Vice Chairman Yang Si-heon (Chairman of the National Assembly Democratic Aide Alumni Association) ▲ Secretary General Ryu Gil-ho (former chairman of the People Power Party Aide Council) ▲ Director of Policy Research Institute Jo Yo-han (former deputy chief of staff to party leader Lee Hae-chan) ▲ Lee Seong-gwon (former vice chairman of the Liberty Korea Party Audit Committee) ▲ Deputy Secretary General Song Gyu-hong (Secretary General of the Yoon Isang Peace Foundation) ▲ Kim Tae-hoon (former chairman of the People Power Party Aide Council) ▲ Director of External Cooperation Kim Jong-gyu (former secretary to National Assembly Speakers Lee Man-seop and Hwang Nak-joo) ▲ Standing Vice Chair and Steering Committee Members Ki Won-il (Director of the Korea Democratic Politics Institute), Kim Sam-yong (former senior vice chairman of the National Assembly Democratic Aide Alumni Association), Ryu Dae-yoon (former aide to Representative Roh Woong-rae), Yoon Hee-sik (Chairman of the Democratic Party’s National Disability Committee), Lee Hyun-joo (aide to Representative Kim Hong-gul), Han Sang-beom (Chairman of the Democratic Party Aide Council), Kwon Tong-il (aide to Representative Kwon Seong-dong), Kim Jin-kwon (lawyer at Jipyung Law Firm), Park Joon-soo (Chairman of the People Power Party Aide Council), Lee Dong-geun (former standing auditor of Korea Electric Power Technology), Lee Seong-hwan (former standing auditor of Jeju Free International City Development Center), Lee Jong-tae (aide to Representative Lee Young)

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