'First Korean woman' Park Joo-hee, World Swimming Federation executive committee member, 'challenges' proportional representation

South Korea's Park Ju-hee, executive committee member of the World Aquatics Federation (FINA), has completed preparations to appear in front of the nation. According to the sports world on the 11th, Park Ju-hee (44), executive committee member of the World Swimming Federation,
Ahead of the 22nd general election, he ran as a proportional representation candidate for the People's Future Party. Commissioner Park will be appointed by International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Yoo Seung-min, an Olympic table tennis gold medalist.
He is active in the sports field as the general secretary who oversees all operations of the International Sports Strategy Committee (ISF), a non-profit foundation under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Based on the value that ``sports are the best way for people to be happy and improve their quality of life,'' Commissioner Park promoted national health reform through sports, which he witnessed firsthand in foreign countries.
In order to introduce a social integration system to South Korea, we decided to take up the challenge of proportional representation. She said, ``I will use the many advanced sports-related cases that I have experienced both domestically and overseas to improve the health of Korean society.''
He added, ``I want to increase people's life satisfaction through ``sports that anyone can play anytime, anywhere'' and make South Korea a healthier country.''
Commissioner Park is the first Korean to serve as an international doping inspector and a member of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) Scientific Committee.
She is the third Korean, following former President Lee Myung-bak and Korea Sports Chairman Lee Ki-hoon, and the first Korean woman to be elected to the Executive Committee of the World Aquatics Federation (FINA).