New Blue House Deputy Spokesperson Yoon Jae-kwan, the 'Dobodari' Idea Originator

During Blue House Administrative Officer Tenure, Proposed 4·27 Inter-Korean Summit Dobodari Idea... Former Democratic Party Deputy Spokesperson and Minbohyup President

[Asia Economy Reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Son Seon-hee] Yoon Jae-gwan, an administrative officer known for proposing the idea of the 'Dobodari solo bench meeting' during the April 27, 2018 inter-Korean summit, has been appointed as the new deputy spokesperson of the Blue House.

Yoon Do-han, the Blue House Chief of Public Communication, announced the personnel appointment of Yoon Jae-gwan as deputy spokesperson at the Chuncheon Press Center on the afternoon of the 12th. Born in 1973, Yoon graduated from Gwangju Sungil High School, majored in Political Science and Diplomacy at Chonnam National University, and completed doctoral coursework at Chung-Ang University Law School.

Deputy Spokesperson Yoon said, "The most rewarding moment while working at the Blue House was when the two Koreas' leaders had an honest conversation on the Dobodari prepared at Panmunjom," adding, "I believe the role of deputy spokesperson is to build a good communication bridge between the Blue House and the media."

Yoon Jae-kwan, the new deputy spokesperson of the Blue House.
[Photo by the Blue House]

He has held positions such as Senior Administrative Officer at the Blue House Public Relations Planning Secretariat and Civil Affairs Office, Administrative Officer at the Protocol Secretariat, full-time deputy spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, and adjunct professor at Hanyang University.

He served as an aide to Assemblyman Jang Byung-wan and was the chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea's parliamentary aides association (Minbohyeop). He also served as a planning committee member of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.

Meanwhile, Deputy Spokesperson Yoon is known within and outside the Blue House as the person who proposed the idea of holding a solo meeting on the Dobodari during his time as an administrative officer at the Protocol Secretariat, which became a topic of interest.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.