Kwon Seong-dong to Serve as Chief of Comprehensive Support Headquarters for Yoon Seok-yeol Camp... Song Eon-seok Appointed as Head of Policy Coordination Headquarters

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, appointed Representative Kwon Seong-dong and Representative Song Won-seok as the heads of the Comprehensive Support Headquarters and Policy Coordination Headquarters of his campaign, respectively. He also selected figures from Honam as special advisors.

On the 29th, Yoon's 'People's Camp' announced appointments for key headquarters chiefs, the Seoul Metropolitan Countermeasures Headquarters chief, the nationwide city and provincial countermeasures headquarters chiefs, and special advisors from Honam.

A camp official stated, "Representative Kwon is a four-term lawmaker who has served as the chairman of the National Assembly Judiciary Committee and as the party's secretary-general. He has extensive legislative experience and is well-versed in election operations as a senior lawmaker." He added, "He is expected to play a role in comprehensively coordinating and supporting the camp's situation room, policy office, political affairs office, public relations office, operations office, and the capabilities of each headquarters to maximize their effectiveness."

The deputy head of the Comprehensive Support Headquarters will be Representative Kim Hee-gon from the Busan constituency. Representative Song, who previously served as the Strategy Planning Deputy Chairman of the United Future Party, secretary to the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, and Second Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance, will lead the Policy Coordination Headquarters.

Former Representative Kim Hak-yong was appointed as the Chair of the Nationwide City and Provincial Policy Committee, and former Representative Ham Jin-gyu was named head of the Seoul Metropolitan Countermeasures Headquarters. Representatives Kwon Myung-ho and former Representative Park Dae-dong were appointed as co-chairs of the Ulsan Election Committee, and former Secretary General of the Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council Lee Sang-jik was appointed head of the National Integration Headquarters.

Additionally, special advisors from Honam were announced. Former People's Party spokesperson Kim Jae-du, who served as the senior deputy spokesperson for the Democratic Party, was appointed as a strategic special advisor. Park Hyun, former Gwangju MBC news director who served as the Blue House public relations secretary during the Kim Dae-jung administration, was selected as a public relations special advisor. Shin Gwang-jo, former director of the Environment and Ecology Bureau of Gwangju Metropolitan City, was appointed as a balanced development special advisor. Lee Kang-in, former lawmaker’s aide, and Kim Yong, former Democratic Party Hwaseong Gap district committee chairman, were appointed as political special advisors. Former Gwangju National University of Education President Lim Hyun-mo was named education special advisor, and former Gwangju Regional Tax Office Chief Han Dong-yeon was appointed economic policy special advisor.

The women's special advisory group will be led by former Representative Kim Eul-dong.

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