The Democratic Party announced on June 30 the candidates for 11 committee chair positions as part of its preparations for the second half of the legislative session. Seo Young-kyu has been designated as the chair of the Justice Committee.
Chun Jun-ho, the party's floor operation deputy representative, revealed the list and told reporters, "Seo served as the Justice Committee chair for about three months during the first half of the session. There are several reform tasks that were initiated during that time, and we believe it is best to maintain consistency until these major reform tasks are completed."
Chun added, "We decided to take 11 committees based on the ratio of our seats, and we considered the opposition party's position in the distribution."
Regarding the allocation of key economic committees, such as the Political Affairs and Finance Committees, he stated, "The People Power Party held these committees in the first half, but there were difficulties in promoting national tasks. The processing of bills was also quite low, so we judged it was better for us to take them over."
In addition to the Justice Committee, the other 10 committees include the Operations Committee (Chair Han Byeong-do), Political Affairs Committee (Chair Yoo Dong-soo), Finance Committee (Chair Jo Seung-rae), Science and Technology Committee (Chair Song Gi-heon), Interior and Safety Committee (Chair Kim Young-jin), National Defense Committee (Chair Jin Sung-jun), Culture and Education Committee (Chair Lee Jae-jeong), Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Chair Seo Sam-seok), Gender Equality and Family Committee (Chair Kim Jeong-ho), and the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts (Chair Lee Kwang-jae).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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