President appoints economic growth secretary as new policy chief
Summary
President Lee Jae Myung appointed senior presidential secretary for economic growth Ha Joon-kyung as his new policy chief in Seoul on Thursday. Ha will oversee broader economic and social policies, replacing Kim Yong-beom after his resignation last month. Lee also named Moon Shin-hak, Song Young-gil, and Kim Byung-joo to other senior advisory posts as part of a reshuffle aimed at strengthening policy coordination.
Key Facts
- Ha Joon-kyung has served in the presidential office since the Lee administration took office and will oversee a broader range of economic and social policies.
- Kim Yong-beom stepped down as policy chief last month amid criticism over the introduction of high-risk single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds and other controversial economic policies.
- Seong Ghi-hong said Ha has incorporated fair growth and efforts to reduce polarization into his growth strategy.
- Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak will succeed Ha as senior presidential secretary for economic growth.
- Rep. Song Young-gil was appointed special presidential adviser for peace and diplomacy, and Rep. Kim Byung-joo was named special presidential adviser for defense policy.
New presidential appointees are, from left, Ha Joon-kyung, policy chief; Moon Shin-hak, senior secretary for economic growth; Song Young-gil, special adviser for peace and diplomacy; and Kim Byung-joo, special adviser for defense policy. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae
President Lee Jae Myung appointed senior presidential secretary for economic growth Ha Joon-kyung as his new policy chief, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.
Ha, an economist who has served in the presidential office since the Lee administration took office, will oversee a broader range of economic and social policies in his new role.
Ha replaces Kim Yong-beom, who stepped down as policy chief last month amid criticism over the introduction of high-risk single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds and other controversial economic policies.
“Ha is a leading scholar who has incorporated fair growth and efforts to reduce polarization into his growth strategy,” senior presidential secretary for public relations and communications Seong Ghi-hong said during a press briefing.
Seong said Lee named Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak to succeed Ha as senior presidential secretary for economic growth.
Lee also appointed Rep. Song Young-gil of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), who previously served as the party’s leader, as a special presidential adviser for peace and diplomacy.
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the DPK, a former Army general, was named as a special presidential adviser for defense policy.
The appointments mark a reshuffle of key presidential posts as Lee, now in his second year in office, seeks to strengthen coordination between economic and social policies and accelerate his administration’s growth agenda.
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