The National Assembly Speaker's overseas travel expenses reach 30.6 billion won... Kim Jin-pyo and Woo Won-sik spent the most

It was tallied that six former Speakers of the National Assembly made a total of 80 overseas trips from October 2014 to this May. According to data submitted by the National Assembly Secretariat to Rep. Kim Seungsu's office of the People Power Party, the overseas travel budget during this period totaled 30.61519 billion won. The person who traveled most frequently was former National Assembly Speaker Kim Jinpyo, with 17 trips. Former Speakers Chung Euihwa and Woo Wonshik each made 14 trips, former Speakers Chung Syekyun and Park Byeongseug made 13 trips each, and former Speaker Moon Heesang made 9 trips. Considering that the term of the National Assembly Speaker is two years, this means that, on average, overseas trips were made about once every two months. In terms of budget spent, former Speaker Kim Jinpyo spent the most at 9.08063 billion won, followed by former Speaker Woo Wonshik with 8.28694 billion won. In particular, former Speaker Woo Wonshik recorded the highest average cost, spending an average of 591.92 million won per trip. The article cited large accompanying delegations and longdistance itineraries as background factors behind the increase in costs. The most frequently visited country was Indonesia, which all six people visited. Japan, the United States, China, Vietnam, Türkiye, and Russia were also visited often. Rep. Kim Seungsu said the details of overseas trips by the National Assembly Speaker should be disclosed more transparently to reduce controversy over leisureoriented trips.