Moon, Minister-level Personnel... Lee Seok-hyun as Senior Vice Chairman of the Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council & Park Jong-su as Chairman of the Northern Affairs Committee (Comprehensive)

Lee Seok-hyun, New Senior Vice Chairman of the Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 27th, President Moon Jae-in appointed former National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee Seok-hyun as the Senior Vice Chairman of the National Unification Advisory Council and appointed Park Jong-su, Executive Director of the Northeast Asian Community Cultural Foundation, as the Chairman of the Northern Economic Cooperation Committee in a ministerial-level personnel reshuffle.

Born in 1951, the new Senior Vice Chairman Lee graduated from Namseong High School in Jeonbuk, and Seoul National University’s Department of Law. He is a six-term lawmaker who served as Chairman of the Special Committee on Economic Unification of the Korean Peninsula and was a member of the 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th National Assemblies. He also served as the Vice Speaker of the 19th National Assembly and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the 20th National Assembly.

The Blue House stated, "based on his broad insight into peace and unification policies demonstrated through his legislative activities and his outstanding communication skills, the National Unification Advisory Council will faithfully fulfill its role as a platform for communication to form a national consensus on peaceful unification," explaining the reason for his appointment.

Born in 1957, the new Chairman Park graduated from Yeosu Commercial High School, and from Sogang University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations, and earned his Master's and Doctorate degrees in Economics from Saint Petersburg State University in Russia. He has served as Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Russia, special advisor to the Northern Economic Cooperation Committee, and adjunct professor at Sogang University Graduate School of Public Policy.

The Blue House said, "Chairman Park is an expert on northern policies who served as Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Russia and is currently serving as Executive Director of the Northeast Asian Community Cultural Foundation," adding, "Based on his high expertise in northern economic policies and extensive domestic and international networks, he will steadily carry out the new northern policy, including expanding cooperation with countries in the northern economic zone and creating new growth engines."

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