Former anchorwoman named presidential spokesperson
Ko Min-jung, who has been appointed as the spokesperson to the President, speaks during a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Ryu Hyo-jin
By Jung Da-min
President Moon Jae-in has appointed Ko Min-jung, who had served as deputy presidential spokesperson, as the chief spokesperson.
Ko will succeed Kim Eui-kyeom, a former journalist who resigned from the post a month ago amid allegations of property speculation, said Yoon Do-han, senior presidential secretary for public relations, Thursday.
Ko, 39, was a well-known TV anchorwoman for public broadcaster KBS before joining the election campaign team for then-candidate President Moon Jae-in in 2017. Ko has been working at the public relations team at Cheong Wa Dae since Moon took office.
She became the third spokesperson to Moon, following Park Soo-hyun, a former lawmaker, and Kim.
“We expect Ko, the youngest female secretary in the office of the President, to communicate well with different generations as well as with various groups,” said Yoon.