The National Assembly Completes Standing Committee Chair Redistribution... Seven Committees Including the Budget and Accounts Committee and the Political Affairs Committee Allocated to the Opposition Party

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The National Assembly has completed the distribution of standing committee chairpersons after 1 year and 2 months since the organization of the Assembly. Seven of the standing committee chair positions, previously monopolized by the ruling party, have been allocated to the opposition party.

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On the 31st, the National Assembly held a plenary session and elected Park Kwang-on of the Democratic Party as Chairperson of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Yoon Jae-ok of the People Power Party as Chairperson of the Political Affairs Committee, Cho Hae-jin of the People Power Party as Chairperson of the Education Committee, Lee Kwang-jae of the Democratic Party as Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Lee Chae-ik of the People Power Party as Chairperson of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, Kim Tae-heum of the People Power Party as Chairperson of the Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, Park Dae-chul of the People Power Party as Chairperson of the Environment and Labor Committee, Lee Heon-seung of the People Power Party as Chairperson of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, Lee Jong-bae of the People Power Party as Chairperson of the Special Budget and Accounts Committee, and Song Ok-joo of the Democratic Party as Chairperson of the Women and Family Committee, respectively.

Earlier, the floor leaders of both the ruling and opposition parties had agreed on the redistribution of standing committee chairpersons.

Initially, the ruling and opposition parties clashed over which side would take the chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, resulting in the ruling party monopolizing all standing committee chair positions. However, after negotiations between Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader of the Democratic Party, and Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, an agreement was reached to limit the Legislation and Judiciary Committee’s authority over systematic and detailed review, and to have the opposition party take the chair of the committee starting in the second half of the year.

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