Lee Boknam Appointed as Chairman of Jojuk Innovation Party Suncheon Regional Committee

Four-Term Independent and Civic Activism Highly Regarded

Lee Boknam, a member of the Suncheon City Council, has been appointed as the inaugural chairman of the Jojuk Innovation Party Suncheon Regional Committee. On September 30, the Jojuk Innovation Party announced that it made this decision in recognition of Lee's experience as a four-term independent council member and his track record as a civic activist.

Boknam Lee, Chairman of the Jokuk Innovation Party Suncheon Regional Committee, provided by Suncheon City Council

Chairman Lee stated, "As a party that acts and speaks out on local issues, we will pave the way for new political innovation," and presented the following key initiatives: quarterly commentary on regional issues, practical activities to foster an ecological city, and democratic management of the regional committee.

With this appointment, the Jojuk Innovation Party is expected to solidify its political foundation in Suncheon. There is speculation that Chairman Lee may either seek a fifth term in the Suncheon City Council or attempt to enter the provincial council in next year's local elections.

Meanwhile, Chairman Lee first entered the city council in 2010 as a proportional representative for women from the Democratic Labor Party. In 2014, he was re-elected as a member of the Unified Progressive Party, and then demonstrated his strength by winning consecutive elections as an independent in both 2018 and 2022.