"My Father's Hometown, My Politics"... Kim Youngho to Give Lecture in Jangseong

Remembering the Late Kim Sanghyun and Discussing Local Issues

"Politics is, in the end, the story of people."

Kim Youngho, a member of the National Assembly from the Democratic Party of Korea, will appear as a lecturer at the Jangseong Academy, operated by Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do. The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. on July 3 in the small theater of the Jangseong Culture and Arts Center.

Representative Kim will give a lecture under the theme "My Hometown, My Father, and the Story of Politics." He plans to reflect on the life and political philosophy of the late Kim Sanghyun, a former National Assembly member from Jangseong, and share his own political journey with the residents. He will also discuss local issues such as attracting young people, improving the educational environment, and responding to the crisis of school closures.

Representative Kim graduated from the Department of International Politics at Peking University and earned a master's degree in Chinese Studies from Sogang University Graduate School. He has served as the Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Chapter of the Democratic Party of Korea, Chief of Staff to the Party Leader, and Secretary of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee. He is currently serving as Chairman of the National Assembly's Education Committee and as the head of a parliamentary research group.

The Jangseong Academy is held on the first and third Thursdays of every month. Anyone can participate on-site without prior registration, and it is also possible to attend in real time via the Jangseong-gun YouTube channel. Lectures for which the lecturer has agreed to share materials can be viewed again on the county's website and YouTube channel.