Former JoongAng Ilbo Political Chief Kang Min-seok Appointed as New Blue House Spokesperson

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Kang Min-seok, former political chief of JoongAng Ilbo, will be appointed as the new spokesperson of the Blue House. Han Jeong-woo, deputy spokesperson, will be appointed as the head of the Blue House Press Center.

Yoon Do-han, Blue House Chief of Public Communication, announced on the afternoon of the 6th that President Moon Jae-in plans to appoint Kang as the Blue House spokesperson and Han as the head of the Press Center.

Kang Min-seok, the new spokesperson of the Blue House.
[Photo by the Blue House]

Spokesperson Kang was born in 1966 and is a former journalist who graduated from Kyungseong High School in Seoul and Yonsei University with a degree in Public Administration. He has served as content production editor, editorial writer, and political chief at JoongAng Ilbo.

Press Center Head Han was born in 1971 and graduated from Seongnam High School in Seoul and the Department of Korean History at the University of Seoul. He has held positions such as deputy spokesperson of the Blue House, senior administrator in the Office of National Public Relations and Planning, full-time deputy spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, and planning secretary to the Speaker of the National Assembly.

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