President Yoon Appoints Seven Officials, Including Kang Chang-il and Shin Hyun-sung

Lee Jae-myung, the President of South Korea, awarded appointment letters to seven officials, including Kang Chang-il, Chief Vice Chair of the National Unification Advisory Council, and Shin Hyun-sung, Governor of the Bank of Korea, on May 28 at the Blue House.

This information was conveyed through a written briefing by Kang Yu-jeong, the Chief Spokesperson of the Blue House.

Kang was appointed on April 17, succeeding the late Lee Hae-chan. A historian by training, he has served four terms as a lawmaker from Jeju City and was the South Korean ambassador to Japan during the Moon Jae-in administration.

In addition to Kang and Shin, the appointments included Yoon Kwang-il and Jeon Hyun-jeong as members of the National Election Commission, and Ko Kwang-heon as the chair of the Broadcasting and Communications Review Committee. Also appointed were Lee Chang-hoon as chair of the National Climate Crisis Response Committee and Kim Jin-oh as vice chair of the Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee.