Democratic Party Strategically Nominates Lawyer Kim Youngbin for Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang By-election in South Chungcheong

Constituency of Park Soo-hyun, Candidate for South Chungcheong Governor

On May 8, the Democratic Party of Korea strategically nominated lawyer Kim Youngbin as its candidate for the parliamentary by-election in Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang, South Chungcheong Province.

On the 8th, at the 4th talent recruitment event of the Democratic Party held at the National Assembly, Representative Chung Cheong-rae is presenting the Democratic Party's symbolic 'blue jumper' to lawyer Kim Youngbin. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Democratic Party chief spokesperson Kang Junhyeon announced to reporters at the National Assembly, immediately after the party's Strategic Nomination Management Committee meeting held that afternoon, that the committee had decided to strategically nominate lawyer Kim for the constituency represented by Park Soo-hyun, the Democratic Party's candidate for South Chungcheong governor.

Chief spokesperson Kang explained, "Lawyer Kim played a key role in laying the groundwork for the prosecution reform bill promoted by the party," and added, "He has both the public service experience of working for the people's livelihood and the professional expertise honed in the field. He is the optimal, tailored talent to overcome the crisis of local extinction and revitalize the economies of Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang."

Lawyer Kim, a native of Gongju, attended elementary, middle, and high school in Gongju. While studying law at Korea University, he passed the 47th bar exam and later completed the 37th Judicial Research and Training Institute. He began his career as a prosecutor at the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office and went on to work at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and the policy advisory office of the Ministry of Justice. He is known to have participated in the establishment and institutionalization of prosecution reform measures.

Earlier, at the talent recruitment event, party leader Chung Cheongrae introduced lawyer Kim, saying, "He is Gongju to the bone and a true Chungcheong resident," and added, "I am truly pleased that he has decided to use his administrative experience and capabilities, gained at the prosecution and the Ministry of Justice, to contribute to the development of Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang."

Lawyer Kim stated, "I will devote myself fully to repay the grace of my hometown and the trust of the Democratic Party, which has embraced me," and declared, "As the prepared Kim Youngbin, I will now take the first great step toward a greater leap for Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang from the fresh perspective of a new generation in their forties."

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