The Yeouido Research Institute () is the think tank of the People Power Party and South Korea's first political party policy research institute. It was established by the Democratic Liberal Party in 1995.
After the "Yeouido Research Institute Innovation Plan" was approved by the Saenuri Party's Supreme Council in 2013, the party's Standing National Committee convened on 2 October 2013 and passed an amendment to the party rules. Consequently, the Yeouido Institute was renamed the Yeouido Research Institute, and the party leader assumed the role of its board chairman.
Since its launch on 1 September 2020, the People Power Party has emphasised strengthening its policy-oriented role and contributing to national development. The institute conducts research on long-term national visions and strategies, including “Promise for Everyone’s Tomorrow,” “Our Beliefs,” and “Basic Policies,” and communicates with the public through education. The party focuses on developing diverse politics based on several core values, including national integration, innovation and reform, opportunity and fairness, respect for labor, support for vulnerable groups, and a foreign and security policy oriented toward peaceful unification.
In 2020, a "Citizen's Hope Vision," comprising 150 policy initiatives across 17 sectors such as real estate, welfare, education, and transportation, was presented to the People Power Party. The "Citizen's Hope Vision" incorporated the views of citizens in Seoul and Busan to support candidates running in the 2021 by-elections.
Past Chairpersons and Directors Past Chairpersons of the Board Chairman of the Yeouido Institute No. Name Term Party Notes 1 Kim Deok-ryong February 1995 – July 1995 Democratic Liberal Party 2 Kim Yun-hwan July 1995 – November 1995 3 Kang Sam-jae November 1995 – March 1997 Democratic Liberal Party (1995)New Korea Party (1995–1997) 4 Park Gwan-yong March 1997 – August 1997 New Korea Party 5 Kang Jae-seop August 1997 – October 1997 6 Kim Tae-ho October 1997 – February 1998 New Korea Party (1997)Grand National Party (1997–1998) 7 Seo Cheong-won February 1998 – December 1998Grand National Party 8 Lee Hoi-chang December 1998 – January 1999 9 Choe Byeong-ryeol October 2003 – May 2004 10 Park Geun-hye May 2004 – June 2006 11 Kim Young-sun June 2006 – July 2006 12 Kang Jae-seop July 2006 – October 2007 13 Ahn Byeong-jik October 2007 – May 2008 14 Hong Joon-pyo May 2008 – May 2008 15 Jeon Seok-hong May 2008 – October 2013 Grand National Party (2008–2012)Saenuri Party (2012–2013)
Chairman of the Yeouido Research Institute No. Name Term Party Notes 1 Hwang Woo-yeo October 2013 – May 2014 Saenuri Party 2 Lee Wan-koo May 2014 – July 2014 Saenuri Party 3 Kim Moo-sung July 2014 – August 2016 Saenuri Party 4 Lee Jung-hyun August 2016 – January 2017 Saenuri Party 5 In Myung-jin January 2017 – July 2017 Saenuri Party (2017)Liberty Korea Party (2017) 6 Hong Joon-pyo July 2017 – June 2018 Liberty Korea Party Resigned following the party's defeat in the 7th nationwide local elections 7 Kim Sung-tae July 2018 Liberty Korea Party 8 Kim Byung-joon July 2018 – February 2019 Liberty Korea Party 9 Hwang Kyo-ahn February 2019 – April 2020 Liberty Korea Party (2019–2020)United Future Party(2020) Resigned following the party's defeat in the 21st National Assembly election 10 Kim Jong-in May 2020 – April 2021 United Future Party (2020)People Power Party (2020–2021) 11 Joo Ho-young April 2021 People Power Party 12 Kim Gi-hyeon April 2021 – June 2021 People Power Party 13 Lee Jun-seok June 2021 – July 2022 People Power Party Removed from office following disciplinary action 14 Kwon Seong-dong July 2022 – September 2022 People Power Party 15 Joo Ho-young August 2022 People Power Party 16 Jung Jin-suk September 2022 – March 2023 People Power Party 17 Kim Gi-hyeon March 2023 – December 2023 People Power Party 18 Yoon Jae-ok December 2023 People Power Party 19 Han Dong-hoon December 2023 – April 2024 People Power Party 20 Yoon Jae-ok April 2024 – July 2024 People Power Party 21 Hwang Woo-yeo July 2024 – December 2024 People Power Party 22 Kwon Young-se December 2024 – December 2024 People Power Party 23 Kwon Young-se December 2024 – May 2025 People Power Party 24 Kim Yong-tae May 2025 – May 2025 People Power Party 25 Kim Yong-tae May 2025 – June 2025 People Power Party 26 Song Eon-seok June 2025 – August 2025 People Power Party 27 Jang Dong-hyuk August 2025 – present People Power Party
Past Directors Director of the Yeouido Institute No. Name Term Party Notes 1 Lee Hyeong-taek February 1995 – February 1996 Democratic Liberal Party (1995)New Korea Party (1995–1996) 2 Yoon Yeong-ho February 1996 – May 1998 New Korea Party (1996–1997)Grand National Party (1997–1998) 3 Seok Jong-hyeon May 1998 – December 1998 Grand National Party 4 Yoon Yeong-gwan December 1998 – February 2000 Grand National Party 5 Yoon Seung-min February 2002 – September 2003 Grand National Party 6 Yoon Deok-jun September 2003 – August 2004 Grand National Party 7 Park Se-il August 2004 – January 2005 Grand National Party 8 Yoon Geon-young January 2005 – July 2005 Grand National Party 9 Kim Gi-chun July 2005 – June 2006 Grand National Party 10 Im Tae-hee July 2006 – September 2007 Grand National Party 11 Seo Byeong-su September 2007 – August 2008 Grand National Party 12 Kim Seok-jun August 2008 – June 2009 Grand National Party 13 Jin Soo-hee June 2009 – July 2010 Grand National Party 14 Joo Ho-young July 2010 – July 2011 Grand National Party 15 Jeong Du-eon July 2011 – December 2011 Grand National Party 16 Kim Gwang-rim December 2011 – May 2013 Grand National Party (2011–2012)Saenuri Party (2012–2013)
Director of the Yeouido Research Institute No. Name Term in office Party Notes 1 Lee Ju-young May 2013 – June 2015 Saenuri Party 2 Kim Jong-hoon June 2015 – November 2016 Saenuri Party Resigned over the Park Geun-hye–Choi Soon-sil scandal 3 Choo Kyung-ho November 2016 – July 2017 Saenuri Party 4 Kim Dae-sik July 2017 – July 2018 Liberty Korea Party 5 Kim Seon-dong July 2018 – March 2019 Liberty Korea Party 6 Kim Se-yeon March 2019 – December 2019 Liberty Korea Party 7 Sung Dong-kyu December 2019 – April 2020 Liberty Korea Party (2019–2020)United Future Party (2020) Resigned following the party's defeat in the 21st National Assembly election 8 Ji Sang-wook April 2020 – September 2022 United Future Party (2020)People Power Party (2020–) 9 Kim Yong-tae September 2022 – March 2023 People Power Party 10 Park Soo-young March 2023 – October 2023 People Power Party 11 Kim Seong-won October 2023 – December 2023 People Power Party 12 Hong Young-pyo December 2023 – August 2024 People Power Party 13 Yoo Eui-dong August 2024 – January 2025 People Power Party 14 Yoon Hee-sook January 2025 – August 2025 People Power Party 15 Cho Seung-hwan September 2025 – present People Power Party
See also
Democratic Liberal Party New Korea Party Grand National Party Saenuri Party Liberty Korea Party United Future Party People Power Party International Democracy Union The Institute for Democracy
References
External links
The Ups and Downs of the Yeouido Institute, the Nation's First Political Party Research Institute Shindonga, July 25, 2018