Rep. Kim Joon-hyung, newly elected floor leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party, attends a meeting of its lawmakers at the National Assembly in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap
Rep. Kim Joon-hyung of the Rebuilding Korea Party was elected floor leader of the minor political party Tuesday with unanimous support from all 12 lawmakers.
Kim, the party's chief policymaker, was the only candidate in the election held during a general meeting of the party's lawmakers at the National Assembly.
He previously headed the foreign ministry-affiliated Korea National Diplomatic Academy during the Moon Jae-in administration, before entering politics by winning a proportional National Assembly seat in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
He also serves as a member of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee.
