[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 16th, the United Future Party announced that it has confirmed Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju, and Lee Jun-seok, Young Party Vision Committee Chairman of the New Conservative Party, as new Supreme Council members, along with former lawmaker Kim Young-hwan and former Jinjin Party Supreme Council member Kim Won-sung.
New Supreme Council member Kim Young-hwan is a four-term lawmaker who served as Secretary-General of the People's Party and former Minister of Science and Technology, while Supreme Council member Kim Won-sung previously served as head of the Information Analysis Office at the Korea Coast Guard and as a Supreme Council member of the Jinjin Party.
The Future Korea Party stated, "Reflecting the intention to transform into a centrist integrated party and a youth party where young talents can be active and recruited, in line with the purpose of innovation and integration," adding, "With former lawmaker Kim Young-hwan, who pursued a reformist path, joining Lee Jun-seok and Kim Won-sung as Supreme Council members, along with existing lawmaker Shin Bo-ra, a considerable number of people will represent the voices of the youth in the new party leadership."
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