Multiple leading presidential hopefuls, including former Prosecutor General Yoon Suk-yeol, former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon and former Board of Audit and Inspection Chair Choi Jae-hyung, had never held or run for an elective office. In addition, the Democratic frontrunner Gyeonggi governor Lee Jae-myung had never been a member of the National Assembly. Political commentators observed that the rise of those without legislative careers reflected growing public distrust in South Korea's establishment politicians, which was also observed in the surprise election of Lee Jun-seok, a 36-year-old who has never held a public office, as the youngest-ever chairman of the opposition People Power Party (PPP).[7]