[Exclusive] Kim Minseok Returns to National Assembly... Yeom Taeyoung, Hwang Myungseon, Yoon Jonggun Join Party Leader Campaign Team

Campaign Office Opens on First Day After Kim Steps Down as Prime Minister
Kim Taeseon, Former Chief Aide to Lee, Expected to Serve as Chief of Staff

As Kim Minseok, who led the cabinet as the first Prime Minister under the Lee Jaemyung administration, prepares to return to the National Assembly, his bid for party leadership is also gaining momentum.

According to a compilation of reports by The Asia Business Daily on July 1, Kim Minseok's campaign for party representative has set up an office at a location in Yeouido, Seoul, and has begun preparations for the leadership race. According to multiple people involved with the campaign, the move-in to the campaign office officially started on this day, immediately following Prime Minister Kim's resignation. Some teams, including the situation room, strategy, and schedule, have already been operating in anticipation of Kim's return to the National Assembly.

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Jung Won An = Kim Minseok, Prime Minister, is reviewing the achievements of the past year at a press briefing held on the 22nd at the annex of the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul. 2026.6.22

The head of the campaign's general situation room will be Assemblyman Yeom Taeyoung, a three-term former mayor of Suwon. It has been confirmed that, led by Yeom, a significant number of lawmakers who have worked closely with President Lee Jaemyung in the past have joined the team. Supreme Council member Hwang Myungseon, who served as Deputy Secretary-General for Organization under Lee Jaemyung's leadership, is expected to oversee organization for Kim's campaign.

Assemblyman Yoon Jonggun, who served as Senior Secretary for Political Affairs when President Lee was Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is also joining the campaign. Yoon was head of the messaging team for Lee's 20th presidential campaign and deputy head of the organization headquarters for the 21st campaign.

Assemblyman Kim Taeseon, who was chief of staff for Lee's presidential campaign during the 21st presidential election, is expected to serve as chief of staff in this campaign.

Assemblyman Kim Wooyoung, a pro-Lee Jaemyung figure who served as policy chief under Lee's leadership, is also expected to play a role. Kim is recognized as a key strategist within the party.

Assemblywoman Jeon Eunsoo, who until recently served as Blue House spokesperson, is reportedly likely to become the campaign's spokesperson. However, there is also speculation that Jeon may run for the Supreme Council.

Meanwhile, President Lee has approved the nomination of Han Sung-sook as Prime Minister. At a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House the previous day, President Lee publicly praised Kim Minseok, stating, "Our government has achieved many accomplishments, and I believe the role played by Prime Minister Kim was the most significant."

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