Former Navy Chief of Staff Sim Seung-seop Joins Yoon Seok-yeol's Campaign Team

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] Retired General Shim Seung-seop has joined the election campaign committee of presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol.

On the 24th, the People Power Party stated, "With the addition of former General Shim to the campaign committee, all former Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy, and Air Force under the Moon Jae-in administration now support candidate Yoon." Former General Shim is expected to serve as a special advisor on defense and security for candidate Yoon's campaign committee.

Graduating from the 39th class of the Korea Naval Academy, former General Shim served as Commander of the Navy's 1st Fleet, Chief of the Navy Headquarters Intelligence and Operations Staff, and Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Planning Division, and was regarded as an expert in maritime operations.

Former General Shim stated, "I joined candidate Yoon's campaign committee out of a sense of crisis that if Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung inherits the failed defense and security policies of the Moon Jae-in government, South Korea could face a serious security situation."

Previously, retired Lieutenant General Jeon Jin-gu, who served as Commandant of the Marine Corps under the Moon Jae-in administration, and retired General Choi Byung-hyuk, former Deputy Commander of the Combined Forces Command, also joined the campaign committee.

Meanwhile, the People Power Party announced additional appointments to the campaign committee on the same day. Kim Sang-min, former MBN Economic Department Head, was appointed as Political Affairs Officer in the Candidate's Secretariat. Assemblymen Cho Hae-jin and Yoon Doo-hyun were appointed as members of the Candidate's Strategic Advisory Committee, a direct organization under the candidate. Former Deputy Commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command Lim Ho-young was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Global Vision Committee, with former Vice President of Samsung Economic Research Institute Park Ki-soon and former President of Arirang International Broadcasting Son Ji-ae appointed as members. Additionally, several current and former lawmakers, including Cho Myung-hee, Jung Kyung-hee, Heo Eun-ah, and former Assemblyman Kyung Dae-soo, were named to the Functional Headquarters.

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