Rep. Choo Mi-ae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was nominated as the party's candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor in the June 3 local elections, the party said Tuesday.
The party's nomination committee announced the results of a primary held from Sunday to Tuesday, in which Choo secured a majority.
Choo competed against incumbent Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon and fellow Democratic Party lawmaker Han Joon-ho to secure the nomination in South Korea's most populous province with about 14 million people.
The six-term lawmaker served as justice minister under the previous liberal administration of Moon Jae-in.
A judge-turned-lawmaker, she has played a leading role in the Democratic Party's judicial reform initiatives while serving as chair of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
If the 67-year-old wins the election, she will become the first female governor of a metropolitan government. (Yonhap)
