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PPP lawmaker proposes bill requiring proportional reps to quit Assembly for Cabinet posts

Opposition lawmaker Kim Jae-sub proposes bill forcing proportional representatives to choose between Assembly seat and Cabinet post, targeting nominee Yong Hye-in.

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People Power Party Rep. Kim Jae-sub proposed a bill on 2026-09-04 to amend the National Assembly Act to require proportional representation lawmakers to give up their National Assembly seats in order to serve as Cabinet members. [1] Yong Hye-in, a candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, declared total assets of 475 million won on 2026-07-03. [2] President Lee Jae-myung appointed Yong Hye-in as Minister of Gender Equality and Family and Kim Seung-won as Minister of Justice. [3] Kim Jae-sub said that Yong Hye-in's refusal to give up either position exposed a loophole in the current law that allows lawmakers to hold Cabinet posts. [4] Rep. Yong Hye-in is the sole lawmaker of the Basic Income Party and said that if she resigned as a lawmaker, her party would become a non-parliamentary party. [5] Rep. Yong Hye-in, the Basic Income Party's nominee for gender equality minister, said she would keep her National Assembly seat even if she is appointed to the Cabinet. [6]
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  1. People Power Party Rep. Kim Jae-sub proposed a bill on 2026-09-04 to amend the National Assembly Act to require proportional representation lawmakers to give up their National Assembly seats in order to serve as Cabinet members. · Yonhap News Agency
  2. Yong Hye-in, a candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, declared total assets of 475 million won on 2026-07-03. · 세계일보
  3. President Lee Jae-myung appointed Yong Hye-in as Minister of Gender Equality and Family and Kim Seung-won as Minister of Justice. · 세계일보
  4. Kim Jae-sub said that Yong Hye-in's refusal to give up either position exposed a loophole in the current law that allows lawmakers to hold Cabinet posts. · Yonhap News Agency
  5. Rep. Yong Hye-in is the sole lawmaker of the Basic Income Party and said that if she resigned as a lawmaker, her party would become a non-parliamentary party. · Yonhap News Agency
  6. Rep. Yong Hye-in, the Basic Income Party's nominee for gender equality minister, said she would keep her National Assembly seat even if she is appointed to the Cabinet. · Yonhap News Agency
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