Of the 12 seats of Daegu, 9 from YU
Alumni continue to demonstrate political prowess following the 20th general elections and 2018 local elections
[April 16, 2020]
The alumni power of YU (President Sur Gil-soo) was once again confirmed in the 21st National Assembly elections held on April 15. In these elections, a total of 14 National Assembly members representing their local district and proportional representation graduated from YU.
In the district elections, there were many elected in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. In Daegu, Joo Ho-young (Law class of ‘78) won Suseong (Gap), Kim Yong-pan (Economics ’78) won Dalseo (Byeong), Kim Sang-hoon (Law ‘82) won Seo-gu, Kim Seung-soo (Public Administration ’83) won Buk-gu (Eul), Kang Dae-shik (Graduate School of Business Administration ‘09) won Dong-gu (Eul), Yoon Jae-ok (Graduate School of Business Administration Advanced Management Program ’08, hereinafter called AMP) won Dalseo (Eul), Ryu Seong-geol (AMP ‘15) won Dong-gu (Gap), Hong Seok-joon (AMP ’16) won Dalseo (Gap), and Chu Gyeong-ho (AMP ‘17) won Dalseong. Thus, 9 out of the 12 seats for Daegu were taken by graduates of YU. National Assemblyman Joo Ho-young was elected again in the 21st general elections, thus being voted into office for the fourth time.
Also, in Gyeongbuk, Kim Seok-gi (Public Administration ‘71) won Gyeongju, Kim Young-shik (Mechanical Engineering ’78) won Gumi (Eul) and Kim Hee-guk (AMP ‘15) won Gunwi/Uiseong/Cheongsong/Yeongdeok, while in Seoul, Jeon Hae-suk (Pharmacy ’73) won Gwangjin (Gap). Future Korea Party proportional representative no. 9 Cho Myung-hee (AMP ‘16) also joined the 21st National Assembly.
In the April 15 re-election and by-elections that were held together with the National Assembly elections, one local government head, one was elected to the metropolitan council and three to the municipal council. Kang Young-seok (Sociology ‘85) was elected as mayor of Sangju, Gyeongbuk, Lee Dong-eop (Food Industry Managment ’08) for the Gyeongbuk Province Council, Kim Sang-ho (MBA ‘20) for the Daegu Dong-gu Council, Yoon Jong-chan (Korean History ’10) for the Gyeongbuk Andong Council, and Jung Chi-rak (Credit Bank System Business Administration) for the Ulsan Buk-gu Council are all from YU.
At the 20th National Assembly elections, 16 members were from YU and in the 2018 local elections, a total of 21 members were from YU including 2 metropolitan government heads, 19 local government heads, and one superintendent of education, thus showing the alumni power that is prominent in Korean politics.
