President Moon appoints Park Bok-yeong as Blue House Economic Secretary and Kim Sa-yeol as Chair of National Balanced Development Committee (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the 9th, Kang Min-seok of the Blue House announced, "President Moon Jae-in today has carried out personnel appointments for the Presidential Secretariat's Economic Advisor, the Chairperson of the National Balanced Development Committee, and a member of the Central Election Commission," adding, "Professor Park Bok-young of Kyung Hee University's Graduate School of International Studies is scheduled to be appointed as the Presidential Secretariat's Economic Advisor."

Park Bok-young, the new presidential economic advisor.
[Photo by Cheong Wa Dae]

Professor Kim Sa-yeol of the Department of Life Sciences at Kyungpook National University is expected to be appointed as the Chairperson of the National Balanced Development Committee. Lawyer Jung Eun-sook of the law firm Surun Asia has been nominated as a member of the Central Election Commission. The nominee for the Central Election Commission member will be appointed after a confirmation hearing.

Park Bok-young, the Presidential Secretariat's Economic Advisor, is an expert in the field of foreign trade, having served as a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy and currently serving as a professor at Kyung Hee University's Graduate School of International Studies.

Spokesperson Kang said, "Based on the expertise and experience cultivated through activities at national research institutes, universities, and various government committees, as well as a deep understanding of the Moon Jae-in administration's national philosophy, it is expected that he will contribute to presidential advice on the overall economy and the achievement of outcomes in the New Southern and New Northern policies."

Kim Sa-yeol, the newly appointed Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee [Photo by Cheong Wa Dae]

Kim Sa-yeol, Chairperson of the National Balanced Development Committee, is a professor in the Department of Life Sciences at Kyungpook National University. Spokesperson Kang stated, "He has not only been devoted to vigorous research activities and nurturing future scholars but also contributed to regional community development through cultural and civic group activities in the Daegu area," adding, "With his broad insight and experience in regional balanced development, he will help establish a region-led, self-reliant growth foundation across economic, social, and cultural sectors, which is the goal of the Moon Jae-in administration's national balanced development."

Jung Eun-sook, the nominee for the Central Election Commission member, is a female legal professional who has worked as a lawyer for over 20 years. Spokesperson Kang evaluated, "She possesses excellent litigation skills based on her extensive legal knowledge and actively participates in advisory activities for the government and organizations to protect the rights of socially vulnerable groups, demonstrating legal expertise along with rational and balanced thinking." He added, "It is expected that she will fulfill her duties well as a member of the Central Election Commission, managing elections, national referendums, and party affairs."

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