[Public Officials Asset Disclosure] Health Minister Kwon Deokcheol: 1.8 Billion KRW... Disease Control Chief Jeong Eun-kyeong: 3.7 Billion KRW

Kwon Deokcheol, Minister of Health and Welfare / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[The Asia Business Daily, Lee Chunhee] Kwon Deokcheol, Minister of Health and Welfare, reported assets totaling approximately 1.8 billion KRW, a decrease of 2.09 million KRW compared to last year. Jeong Eun-kyeong, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, reported assets of about 3.7 billion KRW, while Han Kwanghyup, President of the National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, reported assets of approximately 11.5 billion KRW, making him the public institution head under the Ministry of Health and Welfare with the highest reported assets.

According to the "Regular Asset Change Declaration Details" released in the government gazette by the Government Public Officials Ethics Committee on March 25, Minister Kwon declared assets totaling 1,842,390,000 KRW under his and his family’s names.

Minister Kwon reported ownership of a detached house and land in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon Province under his spouse’s name (totaling 290 million KRW), a commercial property in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (280 million KRW), and an apartment in Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do under his mother’s name (34.7 million KRW). Including a jeonse (long-term lease) right for an apartment in Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (700 million KRW), he publicly disclosed a total of 1,304,700,000 KRW in real estate assets. Among these, the detached house in Yangyang-gun is currently leased for 70 million KRW.

He reported combined deposits of 906,350,000 KRW for himself and his family, and two vehicles valued at 29.32 million KRW. His total liabilities amount to 397.98 million KRW.

First Vice Minister Yang Seongil reported assets of 1,085,590,000 KRW for himself and his family, an increase of 130.84 million KRW compared to the previous year, while Second Vice Minister Kang Dotae reported 1,337,710,000 KRW, up by 129.91 million KRW. Vice Minister Yang reported real estate assets including an apartment in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province valued at 658 million KRW. Vice Minister Kang registered an apartment in Sejong valued at 394 million KRW and a jeonse right for an apartment in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province worth 620 million KRW. Currently, Vice Minister Kang is leasing the Sejong apartment for 150 million KRW.

Kim Ganglip, Commissioner of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, reported total assets of 1,488,530,000 KRW, including an apartment owned by himself valued at 671.9 million KRW and deposits held by himself and his family totaling 468.5 million KRW. His assets increased by 119.9 million KRW from the previous year, mainly due to changes in the publicly announced price of an apartment under his father’s name and salary income for himself and his children.

Jeong Eun-kyeong, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, reported assets of 3,734,080,000 KRW, an increase of 256.26 million KRW from last year. The increase was attributed to the rise in the publicly announced price of an apartment jointly owned by herself and her spouse in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, as well as savings from employment income for herself and her family.

Han Kwanghyup, President of the National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, reported total assets of 11,535,940,000 KRW, the highest among public institution heads under the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Among all those required to disclose assets, this amount ranks 10th overall and 3rd among heads of public organizations.

President Han reported an apartment in Yongsan-gu, Seoul jointly owned with his spouse valued at 2,882,000,000 KRW, as well as deposits totaling 7,882,680,000 KRW. In particular, the value of the Yongsan-gu apartment surged from 1,824,000,000 KRW last year to 2,882,000,000 KRW this year due to an increase in actual transaction prices.

Additionally, Lee Eungse, President of the National Institute for Korean Medicine Development, reported total assets of 6,377,560,000 KRW, including real estate worth 5,060,400,000 KRW, deposits of 803,870,000 KRW, and securities of 663,340,000 KRW, ranking 8th among heads of public organizations in terms of reported assets.

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