Outline of Yeo Standing Committee Chair Candidates... De Facto Appointment in 4 Committees Including 행안위

Elected at the General Assembly on the 8th

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, listens with a serious expression to the remarks of Emergency Committee Chairman Jeong Jin-seok at the party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 23rd of last month. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seoyoon] The candidates for the ruling party's standing committee chairpersons have been revealed.

The People Power Party announced on the 6th that after the candidate registration deadline at 5 p.m., four three-term lawmakers have run unopposed: Kim Taeho for the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Han Kiho for the National Defense Committee, Yoon Youngseok for the Planning and Finance Committee, and Jang Je-won for the Administration and Security Committee.

However, for the Intelligence Committee chairperson, there is a possibility of a primary election as three-term lawmakers Park Deokheum and Ha Tae-kyung have both registered as candidates. Lawmakers who ran unopposed are expected to be appointed as chairpersons by applause without a vote at the People Power Party's general assembly scheduled for the 8th.

The term for standing committee chairpersons will be from January next year until the end of the 21st National Assembly in late May 2024.

The lawmaker elected as the Administration and Security Committee chairperson this time will serve only until May next year, according to the agreement between the ruling and opposition floor leaders in July. Starting June next year, this lawmaker will take over the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee chairperson position, which currently belongs to the Democratic Party.

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