Yoon appoints ex-reporter as new spokesperson

Jeong Hye-jeon speaks after being appointed as the new presidential spokesperson at the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

President Yoon Suk Yeol has promoted Jeong Hye-jeon, a deputy secretary for public relations at the presidential office, as the new presidential spokesperson, his office said Monday.

Jeong worked as a reporter and anchor for various newspapers, including the Chosun Ilbo and Segye Times, before working for private companies, such as McKinsey & Company.

Since late last year, she has served as a deputy secretary at the public relations planning office at the presidential office.

"We expect the new spokesperson to become an excellent communication partner with the media moving forward," Lee Do-woon, senior presidential secretary for public relations, said during a briefing.

Yoon also appointed Kim Soo-kyung, the presidential spokesperson, as the new vice minister at the unification ministry.

Moon Seoung-hyun, the current vice unification minister, is said to have been tapped as the new ambassador to France. (Yonhap)