President Moon, 8 Deputy-Level Appointments Including 1st and 2nd Deputy Ministers of Culture (Comprehensive)

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, National Fire Agency, Rural Development Administration, and Korea Coast Guard Personnel Also Included... Professor Kim Inhoe of Inha University Appointed as Audit Committee Member

[Asia Economy reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Lee Ji-eun] On the 3rd, President Moon Jae-in carried out personnel appointments for eight vice-ministerial positions including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, National Fire Agency, Rural Development Administration, Korea Coast Guard, Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, and the National Unification Advisory Council.

The 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture is Kim Hyun-hwan, Director of the Planning and Coordination Office; the 2nd Vice Minister is Oh Young-woo, 1st Vice Minister; the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is Kim Jong-hoon, Director of the Planning and Coordination Office; the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency is Lee Heung-gyo, Director of the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters; the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration is Park Byung-hong, Deputy Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; the Commissioner of the Korea Coast Guard is Jung Bong-hoon, Deputy Commissioner; the Chairperson of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission is Yoo Guk-hee, Director of the National Science Museum; and the Secretary General of the National Unification Advisory Council is Kim Chang-soo, Unification Policy Secretary of the National Security Office.

The view of the Blue House from Namsan, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Park Soo-hyun, Senior Secretary for Public Communication at the Blue House, said, "Vice Minister Kim Hyun-hwan is a cultural and artistic administrator who served as Director of the Content Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Culture, and we expect him to successfully realize the restoration of daily life for the people through culture."

Senior Secretary Park explained, "Secretary General Kim Chang-soo has a high understanding of inter-Korean relations and possesses a broad personal network, so the National Unification Advisory Council will contribute to creating a national consensus for the development of inter-Korean relations."

Meanwhile, the Blue House announced that on the morning of the same day, the Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection nominated Professor Kim In-hoe of Inha University Law School as a candidate for Audit Commissioner, and President Moon is expected to approve this.

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