Moon Jae-in - Lee Nak-yeon 'Common Denominator of Connection' Bae Jae-jung Appointed as Blue House Political Secretary (Comprehensive)

Yoon Jae-kwan, the Idea Behind Panmunjom Dobodari, Appointed as National Public Relations Secretary... Resolving the Blue House Multi-Housing Secretary Issue

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Bae Jae-jung, a former lawmaker appointed as the new Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, has special political ties with both President Moon Jae-in and Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. Bae, a former reporter for the Busan Ilbo, is known as a representative pro-Moon (pro-Moon Jae-in) figure.

Both the process of entering politics and his subsequent political career are related to President Moon. Bae inherited the Busan Sasang-gu constituency, where Moon was elected as a member of the National Assembly, and consecutively ran in the 20th and 21st general elections. Although he did not achieve election, he performed well in the April general election, securing 46.5% of the vote.

Before running in the 21st general election, Bae served as chief of staff to then-Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon. He is thus a representative pro-Moon figure as well as a representative pro-Lee (pro-Lee Nak-yeon) figure. This is why he is considered the most notable figure in the Blue House secretary appointments announced on the 31st.

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Kang Min-seok, spokesperson for the Blue House, evaluated, "Bae Jae-jung, the new Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, has extensive legislative activities and national administration experience, having served as a 19th National Assembly member and chief of staff to the Prime Minister."

Yoon Jae-kwan, deputy spokesperson appointed as the new Senior Secretary for Public Affairs, is famous for providing the idea for the Panmunjom Dorim Bridge event during the 2018 inter-Korean summit. Born in 1973, he graduated from Gwangju Sungil High School and Chonnam National University’s Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, and has deep ties to Yeouido politics as a lawmaker’s aide.

He served as an aide to Park Byeong-seok when Park was an ordinary member of the National Assembly and is praised for his political acumen. Rising rapidly from deputy spokesperson to Senior Secretary for Public Affairs, Kang spokesperson explained, "He has worked at the Blue House since the early days of the Moon Jae-in administration, demonstrating outstanding work performance and is highly regarded for his understanding of national governance philosophy."

Yoon’s appointment as Senior Secretary for Public Affairs is closely related to the resignation of former Senior Secretary for Public Affairs Yeo Hyun-ho. Previously, Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min strongly urged multi-homeowners at the secretary level and above to dispose of all but one house by the end of August. The Blue House stated that housing sale contracts would be submitted by the end of August, but Yeo was reportedly unable to comply due to the lack of buyers.

Yeo stepped down from his position, and as a result, the Blue House resolved the issue concerning multi-homeowner secretaries.

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