Han Chan-sik, a former attorney at the law firm Kim & Chang, was appointed senior secretary for civil affairs, while Kim Kyung-ja, an adjunct professor at Woosuk University and a former senior vice president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was named senior secretary for social affairs.
Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik also announced the appointments of Kang Gun-jark, a member of the presidential future defense strategy committee, as first deputy chief of the National Security Office, and Song Ki-ho, currently the office's economic security secretary, as third deputy chief.
Kang said Seong was "a veteran journalist of 30 years who combines a reporter's instinct for the field with the balance and judgment of an editorial leader," adding that the new adviser would help the government communicate its responses and achievements to the public.
The reshuffle came as Lee entered the second year of his five-year term after taking office in June last year.
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