Hong, who founded “Goobne Chicken”, was re-elected in 2017, Yoo Seung-min served as chief of staff and Do-woon Lee was retained.
On the 22nd, President Yoon Seok-yeol appointed re-elected former MP Hong Cheol-ho (66 years old) as the new senior presidential secretary for political affairs, who will serve as a bridge for communication with the National Assembly, after the appointment of the chief of the staff to the president, which was the first step towards reform after the defeat in the general elections. President Yoon, who finalized the appointments of the chief of staff and senior secretary for political affairs, will retain current senior secretary to the president for public relations Lee Do-woon, who oversees public relations and PI (presidential image ), and will likely consider former Citizen Communications Secretary Jeon Gwang-sam as senior secretary for civil society.
President Yoon personally announced Chief Hong’s appointment this afternoon in the meeting room of the Yongsan Presidential Office, introducing him as “a businessman who overcame adversity to become a self-made man before becoming a politician”, and “was recommended for his excellent communication and friendliness.” New Chief Hong is the founder of the “Goobne Chicken” franchise. During the 2017 presidential election, he served as chief of staff to the party’s presidential candidate Bareun Yoo Seung-min. After returning to the party, he served as chief of staff of the Chairman Kim Byeong-jun of the Liberty Korea Party’s Emergency Response Committee, the predecessor of the People Power Party, ran in Gimpo-eul, Gyeonggi Province, in the April 10 general election, but was defeated raised the discussion on the incorporation of Gimpo in Seoul. Chief Hong said: “The results of this election were an election that confirmed public sentiment, and I think the results should make up for the shortcomings in political affairs.”
It is known that President Yoon decided to keep Chief Lee in office. A ruling party official said in a phone call on the 22nd: “President Yoon, who is trying to strengthen the communications function of the National Assembly by replacing the chief of staff and political affairs line, has decided to retain the secretary senior public relations officer.” A presidential office official said, “Chief Lee is being considered for retention.” Chief Lee was appointed spokesperson for the president’s office in February last year and then senior secretary for Public Relations in November last year, Chief Lee is said to have expressed his intention to continue his duties in an internal meeting of the Senior Public Relations Office on the 21st.
The Office of the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Society, whose functions were initially expected to be transferred to the Office of the Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs due to possible downsizing or merger, was announced to retain the senior secretary system. A senior ruling party official said: “Jeon, the former secretary who applied for nomination to the Daegu Bukgap of the People Power Party, is currently under strong consideration.”
Journalist Lee Sang-heon dapaper@donga.com
Journalist Jang Seok-seok jks@donga.com
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