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Gender minister nominee says aware of concerns over keeping Assembly seat

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Gender Minister nominee Yong Hye-in said Wednesday she is aware of concerns over retaining her National Assembly seat to take her newly nominated p...

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On the 3rd, People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo asserted, “President Lee Jae-myung must reveal whether he nominated Yong Hye-in knowing her intention to hold both ministerial and lawmaker positions.” Through his Facebook page that day, Rep. Ahn stated, “Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-seok, Senior Secretary Cho Seong-ju, and Kim in the Blue House personnel line.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Jeong-jin and Oh Gyu-jin = On the 2nd, as Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, expressed her intention to 'face the challenge head-on' in response to demands for her resignation from her parliamentary seat, the Democratic Party of Korea...

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Rep. Yong Hye-in of the Basic Income Party, nominated as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, has been reported to the police in connection with allegations that she used airport VIP lounges with her family in the past and posted a video of herself wearing clothing bearing the party name ahead of local elections. On the 2nd, the civic group Committee for People's Livelihood Measures (Seominwi) accused Rep. Yong of abuse of power and viola…

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Representative Yong Hye-in, nominated as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated that she would communicate during the confirmation hearing regarding demands from the political sphere for her resignation in order to retain her proportional representation seat. The upcoming hearing process is drawing attention amidst criticism from both ruling and opposition parties.

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매일신문 broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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