▲ Yoo Young-min, new presidential secretary, Shin Hyun-soo, new blue house chief Min Jeong
President Moon Jae-in appointed former Minister Yoo Young-min of the Ministry of Science and ICT as the new presidential secretary office today (31st) and Shin Hyun-soo, former head of the National Intelligence Service, as the former head of the National Intelligence Service.
Mr. Yoo, 69-year-old new secretary, served as the vice president of LG CNS. He also served as the first Minister of Science, Technology and Information in the current government after serving as the Busan Haeun Dae-gap regional chairman of the Democratic Party.
The Blue House said, “The new Secretary General Yoo is a virtue of his leadership in communication in various fields such as economy, administration, and politics. To overcome Corona 19, to promote the successful promotion of the Korean version of the New Deal to vitalize the people's livelihood, and to promote various national tasks such as the 4th Industrial Revolution "The best person to command the office of the presidential secretary."
Shin Hyun-soo, the new head of Min Jeong, was a former prosecutor who served as the chief prosecutor of the Information and Communication Department, and served as the head of the planning and coordination department of the National Intelligence Service after the Roh Moo-hyun government's administrative secretary.
The Blue House explained, "Based on a wealth of legal experience, we have a sense of balance, a gentle personality, a reform mind, and a momentum to achieve reform in power institutions and deliver public sentiment to the president without any addition or subtraction."
Regarding the Blue House Policy Officer Kim Sang-jo, who expressed his appreciation together, a senior Blue House official said, "President Moon said,'It is not time to change the head of the policy office because there are many pending issues such as the third disaster subsidy payment and corona 19 quarantine.'" 'I said that.
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