Democratic Party of Korea completes Daegu branch organization

The Democratic Party of Korea's Daegu Metropolitan City branch held a certificate-of-appointment ceremony Tuesday for 15 standing committee chairs and four special committee chairs — including those heading the women's, senior citizens' and youth committees — completing the branch's organizational setup.

The Daegu branch elected Park Hyeong-ryong as branch chair in August and finished forming its various committees and filling key party posts in early October. With Tuesday's ceremony, the branch said it is now ready to begin full-scale operations.

The 15 standing committee chairs appointed are: Hwang Hye-jin (women's committee), Bae Gi-dong (senior citizens' committee), Yu Seon-gyeong (youth committee), Jeong Tae-yeon (university students' committee), Seong Yun-chae (persons with disabilities committee), Lee Gang-u (labor committee), Lee Jong-mu (farmers and fishers committee), Song Hyeon-ju (livelihood practice committee), Do Geun-hwan (social solidarity economy committee), Park Gi-deok (small business owners' committee), Yun Mi-gyeong (vocational committee), Kim Du-hyeon (local autonomy and decentralization committee), Cha U-mi (multiculturalism committee), Choe Seong-tae (education and training committee) and Choe Seung-gyu (public relations and communications committee).

The four special committee chairs are: Baek Su-beom (legal affairs), Kim Gyu-hak (Daegu national unity), Jeong Yeon-u (culture and arts) and Choe Wan-sik (policy).

"Now that the Daegu branch's organizational restructuring is complete, we will further strengthen our policy response to local issues and our on-the-ground activities over the roughly one year remaining before the next general election, and build a Daegu branch where citizens and party members participate together," branch chair Park said.