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Former Seoul Northern District Prosecutor's Office Director Lee Bok-hyeon, a former special prosecutor, has been appointed as the new head of the Financial Supervisory Service.

The FSC explained the reason for the proposal for this nominee, saying, "It has been evaluated as a suitable person to create a compliance management environment for financial companies."



Correspondent Kim Ki-tae.



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Bok-hyeon Lee, the new head of the Financial Supervisory Service, was called a representative economic and financial investigation expert within the prosecution.



This nominee has a history of handed over Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong to trial in the Samsung Biologics accounting fraud case.



This nominee worked with President Yoon Seok-yeol in the 2006 Hyundai Motor slush fund case, the 2013 NIS election interference allegation, and the 2016 National Nongdan investigation.



The Financial Services Commission explained the reason for the request, saying, "Based on my experience participating in economic crime investigations while serving as a prosecutor, I have evaluated him as a suitable person to create a compliance management environment for financial companies."



This is the first time since the establishment of the FSS, the head of the Financial Supervisory Service, a former prosecutor, responded to the criticism that there were too many prosecutors in key government posts.



[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: Our personnel principle is to employ competent people in the right place.]



President Yoon appointed Eximbank President Moon Bang-kyu as the first head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, and appointed Kim Joo-hyeon, president of the Credit Finance Association as a candidate for the Financial Services Commission. 



In addition, former National Diplomacy Director Yoon Duk-min was appointed as ambassador to Japan, Jeong Jae-ho, professor of political science and diplomacy, Seoul National University as ambassador to China, and Jang Ho-jin, chair professor of Korea Maritime University, as ambassador to Russia. The ambassador's appointment has been completed.