The Democratic Party of Korea held a party affairs committee meeting Wednesday and formed the National Party Convention Preparation Committee and the central party Election Management Committee.
Kwon Hyang-yeop, the party's deputy secretary general for organizational affairs, met with reporters after the party affairs committee meeting held at the National Assembly. "We approved the establishment and formation of the convention preparation committee, and the formation and establishment of the central party and 16 metropolitan and provincial chapter election management committees," she said. Earlier that morning, the Democratic Party held a supreme council meeting and approved a proposal to appoint Rep. Lee Hak-young, serving his fourth term, as chairman of the convention preparation committee, and Reps. Maeng Sung-kyu and Song Ok-ju, both serving their third terms, as vice chairmen.
The convention preparation committee's general headquarters chiefs will be filled by Reps. Choi Ki-sang, Jung Tae-ho, Kwon Hyang-yeop, Kim Dong-ah, Mo Kyoung-jong, Lee Yeon-hee, Cho In-chul, Park Ji-hye, Baek Seung-ah, Seo Mi-hwa and Kim Yoon, attorney Kim Han-na, Yeo Jun-sung, chairman of the Wonju-A regional committee in Gangwon Province, and Park Hee-jung, chairman of the Pohang Nam-gu and Ulleung-gun regional committee in North Gyeongsang Province.
For the election management committee, Rep. So Byung-hoon, serving his third term, was appointed chairman, while Lee So-young and Lim Ho-sun, both serving their second terms, were named vice chairmen. The central party election management committee members will be Reps. Kim Nam-keun, Lim Mun-young, Heo Sung-mu, Kim Jun-hwan, Oh Se-hee and Lee Jae-kwan, along with Bong Geon-woo, chairman of the national university students committee, Jeon Tae-jin, chairman of the Ulsan Nam-gu-A regional committee, and attorneys Jeon Mun-young and Choi Jeong-min.
In addition, the party affairs committee that day confirmed the chairman of the integrated South Jeolla and Gwangju Special City chapter, which will be merged starting July 1. "We approved that Reps. Kim Won-yi and Yang Bu-nam, the current chairmen of the South Jeolla provincial chapter and the Gwangju city chapter, will serve as co-chairmen until the next special city chapter chairman is elected," Kwon explained.
