Kim Boo-kyum, Daegu Mayoral Candidate, Appoints Chilseung Kwon as Co-Chair and Hongho Chae as Head of General Policy Headquarters
Kim Younggil Appointed as Head of Policy Headquarters
Lawyer Paek Soobum Named as Spokesperson
It was announced on April 6 that Assemblyman Chilseung Kwon and Hongho Chae, former Deputy Mayor of Daegu, will join the campaign team of former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum from the Democratic Party.
Chilseung Kwon, co-chair of the election committee, was born in Yeongcheon and is a three-term lawmaker. During his tenure as the Minister of SMEs and Startups, he contributed to the development of the local economy by promoting the AI transformation and encouraging youth entrepreneurship. As the newly elected chairman of the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee, Kwon is also expected to play a key role in driving the integration of Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.
Hongho Chae, former Deputy Mayor of Daegu, has been appointed as the head of the general policy headquarters. He previously served as Deputy Mayor under Mayor Youngjin Kwon, and is known as a public administration expert, having held positions such as Director-General for Disaster and Safety Management at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and Director of Local Administration Policy.
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Kim Younggil, head of the policy headquarters for the campaign, previously served as the policy chief of the Democratic Party Policy Committee, head of the Future Planning Office at the Democratic Research Institute, and a standing director at the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation. He is recognized as a leading policy expert within the party.
Paek Soobum, spokesperson, was born in Daegu and is a lawyer. He has a strong reputation as a regionally engaged legal professional, especially for providing free support to merchants affected by the Seomun Market fire.
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