Gender Minister Nominee Reiterates Intention to Maintain Assembly Seat
Yong Hye-in says the law lets lawmakers serve in Cabinet posts as party rivals clash over her confirmation hearing.
- On Thursday, Gender Minister nominee Yong Hye-in held a press conference at the National Assembly to reiterate her intention to retain her parliamentary seat while serving in the Cabinet, stating, "The law allows lawmakers to concurrently serve as Cabinet members."
- Yong, the sole lawmaker of the Basic Income Party, said resigning her seat would eliminate her party's parliamentary status, citing legal provisions that allow lawmakers to hold dual positions unlike the customary practice for proportional representatives.
- "It is difficult to simply apply past convention to my case, as I am the first sitting opposition lawmaker to be nominated for a Cabinet post since the coalition between Kim Dae-jung and Kim Jong-pil," Yong said.
- A committee meeting scheduled for Thursday was canceled after the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the main opposition People Power Party disagreed over witness summons for the confirmation hearing.
- Yong expressed regret that no hearing date has been set, stating she is prepared to address allegations while attributing the delay to the PPP's "unreasonable demands" causing legislative gridlock.
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Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated on the 10th regarding the concurrent holding of the positions of proportional representation lawmaker and minister, “The concurrent holding of the positions of National Assembly member and Cabinet member is permitted by law.” This drew a line against demands for her to resign from her parliamentary seat or her resignation as a ministerial nominee. Holding a press confere…
Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, held a press conference at the National Assembly and rejected demands to resign from both her ministerial and parliamentary positions. She argued that it is legally permissible for incumbent lawmakers to concurrently serve as cabinet ministers and criticized the past practice of proportional representation lawmakers resigning as a form of political power-sharing. Furthermore, s…
[NEWSIS] On the morning of the 11th, behind Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, who appeared at the personnel confirmation hearing preparation office set up at the Korea Youth Activities Promotion Institute in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, a citizen held up a banner that read, "Choose between becoming a member of parliament or the minister."
Who is Yong Hye-in? Nominee for South Korea’s Gender Ministry Doubles Down on Decision to Keep Assembly Seat Amid Resignation Calls
Lawmaker Yong Hye-in from the Basic Income Party was recently nominated by President Lee Jae Myung for the position of Minister of Gender Equality and Family in South Korea. While speaking at a press conference held in the National Assembly Communication Building, the politician stood firmly by her choice to stay on as a lawmaker & wished to serve both the government as well as the National Assembly.
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