High-ranking Officials' Asset Disclosure: Kim Moon-hee Reports 9.8 Billion Won

The Government Public Officials Ethics Committee disclosed the assets of 96 high-ranking officials whose status changed between March 2 and April 1 this year.

According to the "June 2026 Asset Registration of High-ranking Officials" released on the 26th, Kim Moon-hee, head of the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, reported the highest assets among current officials.

This disclosure highlighted several prominent figures in the education sector, revealing their substantial wealth.

Kim Moon-hee topped the list with a reported total of 9.88265 billion won in assets under her name and that of her family. This includes real estate valued at 6.21083 billion won, such as a jointly owned building in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and land in Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, as well as deposits totaling 2.78387 billion won.

Following her, Yoo Bo-sun, Vice President of National Gunsan University, reported 8.3140 billion won. Notably, more than half of Yoo's assets are concentrated in stocks, including 7,200 shares of the unlisted publisher Munhakdongne, valued at 4.23177 billion won, along with deposits of 2.21742 billion won and real estate worth 1.8006 billion won in Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.

Although Kang Hee-kyung, Vice President of Jeju National University, reported a lower total of 3.35844 billion won, her unique real estate holdings drew attention. She disclosed ownership of 41 properties, including 30 officetels and 9 commercial buildings in Jeju City.

Among retired officials, Bae Byeong-il, former chairman of the Korea Scholarship Foundation, reported assets totaling 6.83461 billion won.

Meanwhile, the asset details of newly appointed local education heads, including recently elected city and provincial education superintendents, were not included in this June disclosure, which covers changes up to April 1.