Partial reorganization of the presidential staff… Choi Young-beom Senior Public Relations → Special Advisor for External Cooperation
President Yoon Seok-yeol newly appointed the chief policy planning officer and appointed Lee Kwan-seop, a full-time vice president of the Korea International Trade Association, to this position.
Kim Eun-hye, a former lawmaker from the People’s Power, was appointed as the new president’s chief public relations secretary.
Existing senior public relations chief Choi Young-beom will take charge of the ‘external cooperation special adviser’ and provide side-by-side support for the overall public relations work.
On the 21st, Chief of Staff Kim Dae-gi announced a plan to reorganize some of the staff with this as the main point in the briefing room of the Yongsan government building.
Overall, the focus was on reinforcing the PR line and strengthening the role of the policy control tower.
Kim Eun-hye, the new chief of public relations, is considered a representative ‘journalist’ who acted as a spokesperson during the election of President Yoon Seok-yeol.
A former MBC reporter and anchor, he served as the second spokesperson for the Lee Myung-bak government from 2008 to 2010.
In the last June 1 local election, he challenged the governor of Gyeonggi Province, and following a close battle with Democratic Party candidate Kim Dong-yeon, he suffered a loss by 0.15 percentage points.
Director Kim Dae-gi said, “He has the best expertise in public relations and media. ” was evaluated.
Kwan-seop Lee, the new chief of policy planning, resigned from public office in 2016 following serving as the head of the Energy Resources Office and the Industrial Policy Office at the Ministry of Industry, and finally as vice-minister.
After serving as the president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, he gained experience in the private sector while serving as an outside director of E-Mart and SKC.
Director Kim said, “He is evaluated as a person who has a sense of political affairs in addition to the ability to plan and coordinate national affairs. He is the right person to lead.”
Im Jong-deuk, the new second deputy chief of the National Security Office, served as the Chief of Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the 42nd Army Corps and the 17th Division of the Army.
In 2016, he worked as a defense secretary at the Blue House of the Park Geun-hye government.
The second deputy chief of the National Security Office is in charge of the overall defense situation.
Previously, Shin In-ho, the former second vice president, resigned early this month for ‘personal reasons’ and was vacant.
“He has served in all major positions in the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Kim said.
/yunhap news
