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Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House
Hong Ihk-pyo
Moderate Policy Strategist, Key to June Elections
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Last Updated on Feb 23, 2026
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Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House
Life Summary
Hong Ihk-pyo is Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House under the Lee Jae-myung administration.
He is focusing on opening the door to bipartisan cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties and securing momentum for state affairs.
He was born on November 20, 1967, in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
He graduated from Gwanak High School in Seoul and from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Hanyang University, and received a master’s and doctoral degree in political science from Hanyang University Graduate School.
He worked as a research fellow at the Center for Northeast Asian Economic Cooperation at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, and served as Policy Advisor to the Minister of Unification and as an adjunct professor at the University of North Korean Studies.
He was elected in the 19th National Assembly election after running in Seongdong-gu Eul in Seoul, and is a three-term lawmaker who was consecutively elected in 2016 and 2020 in the Jung-gu and Seongdong-gu Gap constituency in Seoul.
He served as Floor Spokesperson, Senior Spokesperson, Chair of the Policy Committee, and President of the Democratic Research Institute.
In 2023, he was elected Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.
He is regarded as moderate and rational.
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He is focusing on opening the door to bipartisan cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties and securing momentum for state affairs.
He was born on November 20, 1967, in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
He graduated from Gwanak High School in Seoul and from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Hanyang University, and received a master’s and doctoral degree in political science from Hanyang University Graduate School.
He worked as a research fellow at the Center for Northeast Asian Economic Cooperation at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, and served as Policy Advisor to the Minister of Unification and as an adjunct professor at the University of North Korean Studies.
He was elected in the 19th National Assembly election after running in Seongdong-gu Eul in Seoul, and is a three-term lawmaker who was consecutively elected in 2016 and 2020 in the Jung-gu and Seongdong-gu Gap constituency in Seoul.
He served as Floor Spokesperson, Senior Spokesperson, Chair of the Policy Committee, and President of the Democratic Research Institute.
In 2023, he was elected Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.
He is regarded as moderate and rational.
#HongIhk-pyo #LeeJae-myung #BlueHouse #SeniorPresidentialSecretary #DemocraticPartyOfKorea #NationalAssembly #BipartisanCooperation #KoreanPolitics #PoliticalAffairs #SouthKorea