Han Jun-ho
Overview
Han Jun-ho (Korean: 한준호) is a South Korean politician and a member of the National Assembly affiliated with the Democratic Party of Korea. Based in the Goyang City Eul constituency, which includes the area of Ilsandong-gu in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, he was elected to the 21st and 22nd National Assembly and is serving as a second-term lawmaker. In the National Assembly, he has focused his legislative activities on livelihood-related issues such as transportation, housing, and balanced regional development.
Key Details
Basic Information
- Occupation: Politician, National Assembly member
- Political party: Democratic Party of Korea
- Constituency: Goyang City Eul, Gyeonggi Province (around Ilsandong-gu)
- Election history: Member of the 21st National Assembly, Member of the 22nd National Assembly (second term)
- Main areas of interest: Land and transportation, housing, regional economy, livelihood legislation
Entry into Politics and Background
Han Jun-ho began his political activities based in Goyang, a representative new town area in the northwestern Seoul metropolitan region. Goyang is an area whose population grew significantly after the creation of Ilsan New Town, and issues such as expanding transportation infrastructure, renovating aging planned cities, and employment have long been key agenda items. These regional characteristics also influenced the direction of Han Jun-ho's legislative activities; in the National Assembly, he has consistently raised issues such as extending GTX (Great Train eXpress) lines, improving the metropolitan transportation network, and revitalizing the regional economy by expanding self-sufficiency functions.
Within the Democratic Party of Korea, he has simultaneously carried out party affairs and parliamentary activities, and has also taken on the role of explaining party policies externally. As a constituency lawmaker, he has broadened his scope of activity by reflecting everyday inconveniences in policy through resident meetings and on-site inspections.
Activities as a National Assembly Member
In the 21st National Assembly, Han Jun-ho participated in bill reviews and policy proposal efforts, focusing on standing committee activities related to land, transportation, and regional development. In the 22nd National Assembly as well, he is participating in legislative discussions directly connected to people's livelihoods, including transportation, housing, and urban renewal, and plays a role in linking constituency issues with central government policy.
The representative agenda items under discussion are as follows.
1. Expansion of the metropolitan transportation network: Expansion of railway and road infrastructure to alleviate chronic traffic congestion in the northwestern Seoul metropolitan area
2. Renovation of aging new towns: Reconstruction and remodeling of Ilsan New Town and improvement of infrastructure
3. Regional economy and jobs: Attracting companies and building an industrial base to secure self-sufficiency functions
4. Housing stability: Housing supply for young adults and newlyweds and measures to stabilize the jeonse market
5. Everyday livelihood complaints: Institutional improvement of issues with high resident impact, such as education, welfare, and the environment
Constituency and Local Politics
Goyang City Eul is a constituency centered on Ilsandong-gu, where middle-class residents of the new town, young people, and older adults are distributed together, making it an area with complex demands for housing, transportation, and welfare policies. For this reason, constituency lawmakers are placed in an environment where they are expected to produce practical local results at the same time as engaging in partisan debates in central politics. Within this structure, Han Jun-ho has adopted a strategy of combining field-oriented activities with policy results.
Recent Trends
After winning a second term in the 2024 election for the 22nd National Assembly, Han Jun-ho has continued activities to pass livelihood bills and resolve local issues amid a National Assembly environment marked by intensifying ruling-opposition confrontation. In 2024–2025, South Korean politics underwent major upheaval due to the impeachment situation and an early presidential election, and policy competition between the ruling and opposition parties affected the overall operation of the National Assembly. In this situation, constituency lawmakers in the Seoul metropolitan area have shown a trend of emphasizing legislative achievements centered on everyday issues such as transportation, housing, and care.
In addition, Goyang has become a focus of local political attention as large-scale development issues continue, including the opening of the GTX-A line, the promotion of follow-up lines, and discussions on a special law for Ilsan New Town. Han Jun-ho, too, is making his voice heard as a constituency lawmaker in consultation processes with the central government and local governments on these agenda items, and has consistently raised long-term tasks such as youth housing and fostering local industries. The impact of industrial structural changes brought by the digital and AI transition on the regional economy is also emerging as a new policy agenda.
Related Topics
- [[Democratic Party of Korea]]
- [[Goyang]]
- [[Ilsandong-gu]]
- [[Member of the National Assembly of South Korea]]
- [[22nd National Assembly]]
- [[GTX]]
- [[Constituency lawmaker]]