President Yoon Seok-yeol approved the appointment of Yoon Hee-geun as Chief of the National Police Agency on the afternoon of the 10th.
President Yoon immediately conferred a letter of appointment at the Yongsan Presidential Office.
Commissioner Yoon gave a salute, and President Yoon also responded with a salute and gave a badge of rank.
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Candidate Yoon went through a personnel hearing by the National Assembly's Administrative Safety Committee on the 8th, but the personnel hearing progress report was not adopted due to opposition from the opposition Democratic Party.
It is reported that President Yoon decided to appoint the appointment, judging that it would be difficult to neglect a prolonged security vacuum.
It will be the 11th senior position appointed without a hearing report under the new government.
Earlier, President Yoon appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, Ministry of Public Administration and Security, Ministry of Public Administration and Security Park Bo-kyun, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Won Hee-ryong, Ministry of Justice, Dong-hoon Han, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Minister of Gender Equality and Family Park Soon-ae, and Minister of National Tax Service Kim Chang-ki, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Seung-gyeom, and Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Ju-hyeon without adopting a hearing report.
It is known that candidate Yoon will hold an inauguration ceremony via video in the near future.
(Photo=Presidential Office Correspondent Photo Reporters, Yonhap News)