▲ Lee Bae-yong, former president of Ewha Womans University
President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol appointed former Ewha Womans University President Lee Bae-yong as special advisors to the elected President, Park Min-sik and former lawmakers Kwon Taek-ki as special assistants, respectively.
Spokesperson Kim Eun-hye announced this appointment at the press conference of the Samcheong-dong transition committee on the morning of the 24th.
Former President Lee served as chairman of the Presidential Brand Committee, President of Kopion, and President of the Central Research Institute for Korean Studies, and is currently serving as a chair professor at Youngsan University.
Park Min-seok and former lawmaker Kwon Tae-ki, who were appointed as special assistants, have all been working together since the election campaign of the elected president.
(Photo = provided by Yeongju City, Yonhap News)