Hong Young-pyo
Although he was not part of its trade union's leadership, Hong negotiated the terms with the chairman of the group, Kim Woo-jung, which lasted for 4 days and concluded with 16.4% increase with improved benefits.[3] After returning from the UK where he worked at Daewoo Motors's overseas branch, he joined the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy in 2001.[4] He then worked for Lee Hae-chan, then-Prime Minister under President Roh, as his secretary for civil societies and resolved complicated regional conflict issues such as finalising the location for nuclear waste disposal facility and planning Camp Humphreys.After Lee resigned, he was reshuffled to now-Ministry of Economy and Finance as the head of its committee to support KORUS FTA and to arrange its domestic policies.However, Hong led the enactment of Special Law on Asset Confiscation for Pro-Japanese and Anti-national Collaborators to the State[10] and publicly apologised for his grand father's contribution to Japanese colonial rule.