Minjoo Strategically Nominates Jin Gyo-hoon, Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Agency, as Candidate for Gangseo District Mayor

"Jin Gyo-hoon, Candidate Confirmed for Morality and Scalability"
Supreme Council Resolution on the 4th, Party Affairs Committee Submission on the 6th

The Democratic Party announced on the 4th that it will strategically nominate Jin Gyo-hoon, former Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency, as its candidate for the upcoming by-election for Gangseo District Mayor in October.

On the same day, Kwon Chil-seung, the party’s chief spokesperson, told reporters after the National Assembly’s Supreme Council meeting, “The Strategic Nomination Management Committee decided yesterday to recommend Jin Gyo-hoon, former Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency,” adding, “This was reported to the Supreme Council today, and it was decided that the candidate nomination will be submitted to the Party Affairs Committee on the 6th.”

Former Deputy Commissioner Jin Gyo-hoon at the time of his inauguration as the new Chief of Jeonbuk Police Agency in 2020.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Lee Hae-sik, the party’s Deputy Secretary-General and a member of the National Assembly, stated, “After four rounds of strict evaluations including document screening, interviews, on-site inspections, and opinion polls, we reported to the Supreme Council and party leader to select former Deputy Commissioner Jin as the strategic nomination candidate.”

Lee explained, “Because this election is a critical one that must be won, although the Seoul Metropolitan Party could have formed a nomination committee to conduct the evaluation, the central party formed the committee and went through the process,” adding, “Through several opinion polls, the candidate Jin Gyo-hoon’s expandability and the likelihood of a decisive victory in this election were confirmed.”

He continued, “From the beginning, there was a policy to select a candidate who could overwhelmingly surpass the ruling party candidate in terms of morality,” emphasizing, “In addition to the seven personnel verification criteria established during the Moon Jae-in administration, a thorough in-depth investigation and interviews were conducted regarding issues such as children’s school violence, power abuse, and virtual asset investments to confirm the candidate’s morality.”

He also said, “Considering the recent surge in heinous crimes such as stabbing incidents, we judged that former Deputy Commissioner Jin, as a security expert, can contribute to reassuring the public,” and added, “We also viewed Jin’s administrative experience as significant.”

This Gangseo District Mayor by-election is the last election before next year’s general election and is regarded as a barometer of public sentiment in the metropolitan area. The Democratic Party had narrowed down the candidates for the Gangseo District Mayor by-election to three on the 30th of last month: Jin Gyo-hoon, former Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency; Moon Hong-seon, former Deputy Mayor of Gangseo District; and Jeong Chun-saeng, former Secretary for Women and Family Affairs at the Blue House.

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