Rep. Park Young-sun of the main opposition Democratic Party and Rep. Lee Hahn-koo of the governing Grand National Party have been picked as "star lawmakers" for receiving high scores in performance evaluations by a civic group.
In its annual performance test of lawmakers, the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice announced the list of 19 "stars" who outperformed their colleagues in 13 subcommittees handling major policy issues.
Rep. Park of the judiciary subcommittee was acknowledged for her interpellation into allegations that Hyosung Group raised a slush fund through its subsidiaries at home and abroad. The prosecution has recently resumed its investigation into suspicious deals involving purchases of properties in the United States by Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Suck-rai's family.
Rep. Lee was praised for his role in divulging the underlying risks in association with the surging national debt. Lee criticized the government for increasing the national debt by reckless policies such as increased government loans to students.
Of the 19 star lawmakers, 12 were from the Democratic Party, three from the Grand National Party and the Democratic Labor Party, and one from the New Progressive Party.