Prime Minister Han Deok-soo’s fortune stood at 8.50.9 billion won, an increase of 241.5 million won from last April. Minister of Science, Technology and Information and Communication Lee Jong-ho reported the most wealth at 16.43 billion won.
According to the property registration information of high-ranking public officials disclosed by the Government Officials Ethics Committee on the 25th, the average wealth of the head of central administrative agency Yoon Seok-yeol was 39,490,04 million won. There were also five wealthy people who reported assets of more than 5 billion won.
Prime Minister Han’s fortune stood at 85.9 billion won, up 241.5 million won from the 8,259.37 million won reported at the time of the personnel hearing in April. The price of a detached house in Jongno-gu, Seoul was 2.751 billion won, up 210 million won from the time of the personnel hearing (2.541 billion won). Deposits increased by 23.32 million won to 5,177.79 million won. This is an increase of 4 billion won compared to April 2012 (4,067.3 million won) when he was the president of the Korea International Trade Association. Working at Kim & Chang’s law firm and receiving a large amount of torture was the main means of increasing wealth. In response, Prime Minister Han lowered his stance at the hearing, saying, “From the perspective of the public, there is an apologetic aspect.”
Among the heads of central administrative agencies, Lee Jong-ho, Minister of Science and ICT, reported the most wealth. Cash, such as deposits, accounted for 12,12.16 million won, accounting for most of the wealth. As for real estate, they reported an apartment in Jamwon-dong, Seoul and an apartment jointly owned by their spouse (2.161 billion won) and land (38.36 million won) in Hapcheon, Gyeongnam. Lee In-sil, Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, was counted to account for 63,17.34 million won of the total property (8.683 billion won). In addition to the apartment in Gangnam in Seoul (3,146 billion won) in the name of the spouse, 7 shares in the shopping mall in the name of the spouse, the Busan apartment in the name of the mother (270 million won), and the complex owned by the eldest daughter and the second daughter 627.34 million won and 1.4 billion, respectively It was 6380 million won. Deposits were also reported at 977.01 million won.
In addition, Baek Kyung-ran, the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (6.149.98 billion won), and Oh Yu-kyung, the Minister of Food and Drug Safety (5.854 billion won), also reported assets worth more than 5 billion won. The head of the central administrative agency who reported the least amount of property was Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Cho Seung-hwan (1.089 billion won).
Among the heads of central administrative agencies, there were also four multi-homeowners with two or more houses. Minister of Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik reported that he owns two apartments (2.328 billion won) in Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop, who reported his property worth 2.481 billion won, owns an apartment in Jamsil in Seoul (1.621 billion won) and Yeongtong apartment in Suwon (938 million won) in joint names with his spouse. Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeong Hwang-geun owns an apartment in Sejong City and a detached house in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. Director Choi Ung-cheon of the Cultural Heritage Administration reported a multi-family house in Banpo-dong, Seoul, owned by his spouse, along with an apartment in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, under his name.
Reporter Kang Young-yeon
