President Lee Jae-myung Appoints National Tax Service Commissioner Im Gwang-hyun as New Chief of Staff
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President Lee Jae-myung appointed a new Presidential Chief of Staff on the 14th. This appointment was made to select a successor to the outgoing Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, with current National Tax Service Commissioner Im Gwang-hyun being chosen for the role.
Former Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik held a briefing at the Blue House Chunchugwan that day to personally announce the results of the selection. At the briefing, Kang officially announced that National Tax Service Commissioner Im Gwang-hyun had been appointed as the new Chief of Staff.
New Chief of Staff Im Gwang-hyun will assist the President based on the administrative experience and expertise he has accumulated as the Commissioner of the National Tax Service. This appointment is interpreted as an intention to maintain the continuity of state affairs and reorganize the administration.
The Presidential Office plans to promote national policy tasks more stably through this appointment. Attention is now focused on the role the new Chief of Staff Im Gwang-hyun will play and how he will contribute to the management of state affairs.
Sources: 한겨레
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