Half of the 12 seats for the Daegu constituency from Yeungnam University
14 district electorates, 1 proportional representation
1 head of local government authority, 2 members of the local assembly
[Apr 12, 2012]

 
Alumni voted into the 19th National Assembly
(Top row, left to right: Joo, Ho-young, Kim, Sang-hoon, Kim, Gwang-lim, Lee, Wan-young, Kim, Jang-sil.
Second row, left to right: Yoo, Seong-min, Cho, Won-jin, Suh, Sang-kee, Yun, Jae-ok, Choi, Kyung-hwan.
Bottomr row, left to right: Kim, Tae-whan, Lee, Cheol-woo, Kim, Jong-tae, Chung, Hee-soo, Choo, Mi-ae)

 In the April 11 the general elections for the 19th National Assembly, a total of 15 YU alumni (14 district electorates, 1 proportional representation) were elected into the National Assembly.

 By region, 6 of the 12 total seats for the Daegu constituency were from YU. They are Joo, Ho-young (Law '78) for Suseong-gu Eul, Kim, Sang-hoon (Law '82) for Seo-gu, Yoo, Seong-min (Graduate School of Business Administration '07) for Dong-gu Eul, Cho, Won-jin (Graduate School of Public Administration '99) for Dalseo-gu Byeong, Yun, Jae-ok (Graduate School of Business Administration '09) for Dalseo-gu Eul, Suh, Sang-kee (Graduate School of Business Administration '10) for Buk-gu Eul.

 In the Gyeongbuk constituency, a total of 7 are YU alumni. They are Kim, Gwang-lim (Economics '69) for Andong, Lee, Wan-young (Public Administration '76) for Goryeong- Seongju-Chilgok, Choi, Kyung-hwan (Graduate School of Business Administration '07) for Gyeongsan-Cheongdo, Kim, Tae-whan (Graduate School of Business Administration '08) for Gumi (eul), Lee, Cheol-woo (Graduate School of Business Administration '07) for Gimcheon, Kim, Jong-tae (Graduate School of Business Administration '02) for Sangju, and Chung, Hee-soo (Graduate School of Business Administration '08) for Yeongcheon. In particular, National Assemblymen Lee, Cheol-woo and Kim, Gwang-lim received 83.5% (nation's highest) and 82.5% of votes, respectively, adding to the joy.

 In Seoul, Choo, Mi-ae (Graduate School of Business Administration '09, Democratic United Party) was elected for Gwangjin-gu Eul, and thus a total of 14 YU alumni received their golden badge, which is an insignia for National Assemblymen, in the district electorates.

 In addition, Kim, Jang-sil (Public Administration '75), who is both the Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the president of the Seoul Arts Center, joined the 19th National Assembly for the proportional representation of the Saenuri Party.

 Also, in the by-elections that were conducted together with the general elections, Goh, Yoon-hwan (Regional Development and Welfare Administration '77) was elected as the mayor of Mungyeong, while in the elections for the local assembly, Heo, Man-jin (Economics '71) was elected for Dalseo-gu Gab 2 and Choi, Gil-young (Graduate School of Business Administration '02) was elected for Buk-gu 2.

 Yeungnam University is planning to host an alumni banquet and support their 19th National Assembly activities at the J's Hotel at 6pm on April 25.