DPK Leader Kim Min-seok Appoints Rep. Kim Won-i as Strategy and Planning Committee Chief, Kang Wi-won as Chief Political Coordinator

Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Leader Kim Min-seok appointed Representative Kim Won-i (two-term, Mokpo, Jeollanam-do) as the party's new Chief of the Strategy and Planning Committee today (August 21).

Kang Wi-won, former Vice Governor for Economic Affairs of Jeollanam-do, was named Chief Political Coordinator to the party leader.

Representative Kim is known to have served as the general manager for Kim Min-seok's camp during the internal party primary race.

Former Vice Governor Kang is classified as a prominent pro-Lee Jae-myung figure, having overseen scheduling for President Lee Jae-myung when he was the DPK presidential candidate during the 20th presidential election.

Leader Kim appointed Representative Kim Gi-pyo (first-term, Bucheon-eul, Gyeonggi Province), a former prosecutor, as the head of the Ethics Inspection Unit, which is directly under the party leader and handles internal misconduct issues.

Representative Kim Hyun (two-term, Ansan-eul, Gyeonggi Province) was appointed as the Director of the Education and Training Institute responsible for party member education, while Representative Jang Cheol-min (two-term, Dong-gu, Daejeon) took office as the new Chairperson of the Public Communications Committee.

Representative Lee Jeong-heon (first-term, Gwangjin-gap, Seoul) was named Deputy Secretary-General for Digital Strategy, and Representative Yang Bu-nam (first-term, Seo-gu-eul, Gwangju) was appointed as the Chairperson of the Party Legal Committee.

For the Senior Vice Chairperson positions of the Policy Committee, the roles have been divided into economic and social sectors: Representative Min Byeong-deok (two-term, Anyang-dongan-gap, Gyeonggi Province) will handle the economic sector, while Representative Heo Young (two-term, Chuncheon-Cheorwon-Hwacheon-Yanggu-gap, Gangwon Province) will take charge of the social sector.

Representatives Heo Seong-mu (first-term, Changwon-Seongsan, Gyeongsangnam-do) and Park Hee-seung (first-term, Namwon-Jangsu-Imsil-Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do) were appointed as Standing Vice Chairpersons of the Policy Committee.

To prepare for the upcoming 23rd National Assembly election, Representative Yoon Jong-gun (first-term, Anseong, Gyeonggi Province) was named Chief of the General Election Preparation Office, and former four-term lawmaker Choi Jae-seung was appointed as Head of the Party Leader's Special Advisor Group.

Leader Kim appointed Representative Kim Woo-young (first-term, Eunpyeong-ul, Seoul), a native of Gangneung, and Lee Don-tae, President of Lotte Holdings' Design Strategy Center, as co-heads of the task force (TF) supporting the 2026 Gangneung Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress, which was formed on this day.

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