Corruption in Passive Administration: Lee Heon-wook Launches Nationwide Integrity Campaign

By LEE EUNBYEOL Posted : May 19, 2026, 15:06 Updated : May 19, 2026, 15:06
Lee Heon-wook speaks at an anti-corruption and integrity event at the Korea Real Estate Agency's Honam Regional Headquarters on May 18. [Photo provided by Korea Real Estate Agency]
The Korea Real Estate Agency has launched an "Integrity Campaign" led by Lee Heon-wook, who will visit various locations across the country to share a culture of integrity with employees. He emphasized the importance of consumer protection in real estate and balanced national development as new values of integrity, advocating for proactive administration focused on fieldwork.

On May 19, the Korea Real Estate Agency reported that Lee Heon-wook held the first event of the "Integrity Campaign" at the Honam Regional Headquarters on May 18, where he discussed strategies for promoting a culture of integrity among employees.

The "Integrity Campaign" is a program initiated by Lee, involving visits to regional headquarters and branches to communicate with staff. The agency plans to spread the values of "New Integrity" starting from the Honam Regional Headquarters and continuing to major regional offices and branches nationwide.

During the event, Lee encouraged field staff and highlighted the significance of enhancing measures for balanced national development and consumer protection in real estate, which are key anti-corruption initiatives for the agency this year.

He defined not only traditional corruption, such as bribery and illicit solicitation, but also passive administration—administrative errors and neglect of practices—as a form of corruption, urging a proactive work attitude.

Lee stated, "Branch staff are the face of our agency, proving our level of integrity at the closest point to the public. We will do our best to create an environment where employees can work with conviction to achieve the goals of housing stability for the public and consumer protection in real estate."

Lee Heon-wook was appointed as the 17th president of the Korea Real Estate Agency on February 25. He graduated from Seoul National University’s College of Engineering and passed the 40th National Bar Examination. He has worked as a public interest lawyer and served as the president of the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH). His term lasts for three years from the date of appointment.



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