Yoon Geon-young: "Please empower the government to work for the people until the very end"

President Moon rejects Chief Secretary Noh Young-min's resignation
Rep. Yoon: "Shows President Moon's will to continue government policy direction"

Yoon Geon-young, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] Amid the recent decline in approval ratings for President Moon Jae-in and the Democratic Party, controversy arose over Blue House personnel appointments. In response, Yoon Gun-young, a Democratic Party lawmaker and former Blue House official, said on the 14th, "I would like to ask you to give your support now so that the government can work for the people until the very end."

On the afternoon of the same day, Yoon posted on his Facebook, saying, "When it is time to give support, we should give full support, and evaluations should be made by looking at the results. The time for evaluation will come someday. But it is not yet."

He added, "Many evaluations regarding the Blue House staff appointments are pouring in. While it is the fate of politicians to humbly accept the people's evaluations, I would like to ask you to consider just one thing."

Yoon explained, "National governance must consider both stability and innovation in a balanced way. It is not right to think only about stability, but if you think only about innovation, there will inevitably be side effects. The same goes for personnel appointments."

He continued, "The remaining term of the Moon Jae-in administration is about 1 year and 9 months. Perhaps this regular session of the National Assembly is the last time to accomplish the essential tasks for people's livelihood."

He said, "Focus is also necessary to calmly make changes one by one. I would like to thank those who have left the Blue House. When working together at the Blue House, I saw their dedication. Above all, they worked with the nation’s affairs in front of them," adding, "I also thank those who took on difficult tasks during difficult times."

On the morning of the same day, Yoon also commented on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' interpreting President Moon’s rejection of Chief Secretary Noh Young-min’s resignation as "a personnel decision considering the aspect of national stability. It reflects President Moon’s will to continue the Blue House’s policy direction."

He said, "Personnel decisions are made by looking at the entire governance, and I assume President Moon considered various factors," adding, "In fact, the regular session of the National Assembly in the second half of this year is a period when the Moon administration must produce major achievements. From the perspective of national stability, there would have been a burden if many senior secretaries, including the two top secretaries, were replaced all at once."

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