Kim Seung-hee, a candidate for Minister of Health and Welfare, completely denied the allegations of 'gap investment' in apartments, saying it was not speculation.
He also said that he would explain at a hearing about the controversy over the slurred speech that was raised during his time as a member of the National Assembly, such as saying "dementia remarks" to former President Moon Jae-in.
Candidate Seung-hee Kim went to the office to prepare for a personnel hearing on the afternoon of the 30th and spoke about the suspicion of 'gap investment' related to apartments in Sejong City. I rented it when I got older, and then I was re-appointed as the Minister of Food and Drug Safety, but I couldn't enter because there was a tenant living there."
When the lease term of the tenant expired, he said that he sold the apartment because he thought he would not be living in Sejong City after entering the National Assembly. I did.
Also, regarding the suspicion that her daughter invested in her grandmother's apartment in Sangdo-dong, Seoul, it was explained that her daughter bought the apartment and rented it for her grandmother's stable housing.
On the other hand, in relation to the controversy surrounding ex-President Moon Jae-in during a state audit in October 2019, when Kim was a member of the National Assembly in his 20s, he said that he was “an early symptom of dementia.” "The action as a politician and the position of the head of the administration are two different things," he said.
Regarding her thoughts on the nomination, Candidate Kim said, "I think that I was nominated because I was recognized for my professional competence based on my knowledge and experience accumulated during my 26 years of public service and 4 years of activities in the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee." I served as the head of the department. I will implement a policy to warmly care for the dark side of society with the delicate and gentle perspective of women."
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