Kwak Nohyun, Kim Sanggon, Lee Jaejeong, Cho Heeyeon... Six Former Superintendents Announce Support for Young-Gi Lee, Gyeongbuk Superintendent Candidate

On May 15, six former nationwide democratic and progressive superintendents of education announced their official endorsement of Young-Gi Lee, the unified democratic and progressive candidate for superintendent of the Gyeongbuk Education Office. The former superintendents include Kwak Nohyun, former Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education; Kim Sanggon, former Minister of Education and former Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education; Lee Jaejeong, former Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education; Jang Seokwoong, former Superintendent of Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education; Min Byunghee, former Superintendent of Gangwon Provincial Office of Education; and Cho Heeyeon, former Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

In their statement, they said, "In the gubernatorial superintendent elections, a democratic and progressive superintendent has never been elected in Gyeongbuk. In the upcoming June 3 superintendent election, students and residents of Gyeongbuk will choose their first progressive superintendent."

Candidate Lee Yonggi, running for Superintendent of Education in Gyeongbuk, is registering as a candidate at the Gyeongbuk Election Commission.

The former superintendents stated, "Candidate Young-Gi Lee has been a teacher in Gyeongbuk's educational field for over 30 years. He has not remained just a teacher within the school, but has acted as a practitioner who actively worked to solve issues involving students, faculty, and even local residents." They further evaluated him as "an educational innovator who has contributed to the advancement of education and society by serving as the head of the Gyeongbuk branch of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union, senior deputy head of the Gyeongbuk regional headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, and director of the Gyeongbuk Institute for Innovative Education."

Candidate Young-Gi Lee expressed his gratitude, saying, "I deeply appreciate that the former democratic and progressive superintendents who have led Korea's innovative education have united for the future of Gyeongbuk education." He continued, "I will work together to realize free education without tuition concerns, healthy growth schools, democratic educational communities, Gyeongbuk-style balanced education that does not give up on a single child, and responsible education that makes private tutoring unnecessary, and thereby bring about a 'courageous' change and a 'new great transformation' in Gyeongbuk education."

Young-Gi Lee, the unified democratic and progressive candidate for superintendent of the Gyeongbuk Education Office, is a former regular teacher who worked at middle and high schools for 31 years and served as head of the Gyeongbuk branch of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union. He is currently the director of the Gyeongbuk Institute for Innovative Education and co-representative of the National Coalition for Educational Autonomy and Innovation. On December 12 last year, he was selected as the unified democratic and progressive candidate in the 'Gyeongbuk Education Hope 2026' primary, organized by Gyeongbuk civic groups and citizens.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.