Three-term Democratic Party lawmaker Song Gi-heon (송기헌) was elected chair of the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee for the second half of the 22nd parliament.

Right after his election, Song said, "I will work hard and deliver results on science and technology issues, one of the country's biggest themes, and on broadcasting issues."

The National Assembly held a plenary session at about 7:50 p.m. on Monday and put to a vote appointments for 11 standing committee chairs, including the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, as well as the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Steering Committee, Political Affairs Committee, Fiscal and Economic Planning Committee, National Defense Committee, Public Administration and Security Committee, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee, and the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts. A total of 167 lawmakers from the governing bloc, including the Democratic Party and the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, took part in the vote. The People Power Party protested, walked out and did not vote.

In the vote, Song won 164 of 167 votes to become chair. He has served three terms representing Wonju-eul in Gangwon province. He graduated from Seoul National University's law school and worked as a prosecutor after passing the 28th bar exam, before entering politics starting with the 20th National Assembly. In the 22nd National Assembly, he served as head of then Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung's social affairs special advisory group. He is seen within the party as a figure recognized for legal expertise and the ability to coordinate between the parties. This is his first time serving on the committee.

The vote also elected Democratic Party lawmakers Seo Young-kyo as chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Han Byung-do as chair of the Steering Committee, Yoo Dong-soo as chair of the Political Affairs Committee, Cho Seung-rae as chair of the Fiscal and Economic Planning Committee, Song as chair of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, Jin Sung-joon as chair of the National Defense Committee, Kim Young-jin as chair of the Public Administration and Security Committee, Lee Jae-jung as chair of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, Seo Sam-seok as chair of the Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, Kim Jung-ho as chair of the Climate and Energy Committee, and Lee Kwang-jae as chair of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts.

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (조정식) assigned People Power Party members to committees by his own authority after the party did not submit its proposed committee assignments by noon the previous day. The People Power Party objected and submitted resignation letters from all of its lawmakers who had been assigned in this way to the National Assembly's legislative affairs office. Whether those resignations will be processed has not been confirmed, leaving the committee's People Power Party membership uncertain.

People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik (정점식) said at a caucus meeting just before the plenary session, "We can never accept closed-door decisions," and added, "Without normalizing the formation of the assembly, we will not accept any standing committee." People Power Party lawmakers held a silent protest in front of the speaker's office after protesting in the plenary chamber.

The committee's membership for the second half is set at 20. Democratic Party members are Kim Nam-kuk, Kim Woo-young, Kim Hyun, Song, Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Jung-heon, Lee Ju-hee, Lee Hoon-gi, Jung Dong-young, Han Jun-ho and Hwang Jung-ah, a total of 11. It includes one lawmaker from the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, Kim Sun-min, and one independent lawmaker, Choi Hyuk-jin. The seven seats allocated to the People Power Party were assigned by the speaker by his own authority, but they have not been confirmed because the party has submitted resignation letters.