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President Yoon Seok-yeol reorganized the presidential office for the first time since taking office.
In the course of the policy implementation process, it was revealed several times that the presidential office and government departments had mixed messages. To coordinate this, a new head of policy planning was established and Lee Kwan-seop, vice president of the Korea International Trade Association, was appointed.
The head of public relations was replaced by Kim Eun-hye, a spokesperson for the former president-elect.
First news, this is reporter Lee Ki-joo.
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President Yoon Seok-yeol newly established the chief policy planning officer to coordinate policies by departments, and appointed Lee Kwan-seop, vice president of the Korea International Trade Association, to this position.
Lee was a former administrative official who served as the Vice Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy during the Park Geun-hye administration following serving as the head of the Industrial Policy Office of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. I explained the cutting edge background.
“There seems to be a lot of people who feel very sorry for the recent Yun Seok-yeol administration,” said Chief Lee.
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“I have the mindset that when making a decision in a big country or making a small decision, I will take care of the policies with the same delicate and careful attitude as when I cook a small fish.”
Three months following taking office, the head of public relations was replaced by former lawmaker Eun-hye Kim.
Former lawmaker Kim, who was a journalist and served as a spokesperson for the Blue House during the Lee Myung-bak administration, served as the public affairs director of the election committee during the last presidential election and later served as a spokesperson for the elected president.
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“It serves as a bridge to convey the expectations and wishes of the people with a low attitude and to convey the philosophy of President Yoon Seok-yeol well.”
Former Blue House Defense Secretary Lim Jong-deuk was appointed as the second deputy director of the National Security Office, which was vacant due to the sudden resignation of former deputy chief Shin In-ho.
As a result, the presidential office, which had previously had two offices and five chiefs, will be operated with two offices and six seniors.
The presidential office explained today’s personnel reorganization as a process to run the secretariat a little more efficiently, drawing a line that it was not related to the low approval rating of the government or was not a censurable person.
This is Lee Ki-joo from MBC News.
Video coverage: Kim Hee-gun / Video editing: Choi Seung-ho
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