Yoon's Transition Committee Appoints Choo Kyung-ho as Secretary of the Planning and Coordination Subcommittee

Including Itagyu Lee, Member of the National Party, in the Committee Also Reported

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is answering questions from the press after announcing the appointment results of the Presidential Transition Committee chairman and vice-chairman at the People Power Party Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 13th. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] It was reported on the 13th that Rep. Chu Kyung-ho of the People Power Party was included as the secretary of the Planning and Coordination Subcommittee of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's Presidential Transition Committee.

On the same day, President-elect Yoon stated at the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, "The seven subcommittees of the transition committee are Planning and Coordination, Foreign Affairs and Security, Political, Judicial and Administrative Affairs, Economy 1 (Macroeconomics and Finance), Economy 2 (Industry, etc.), Science, Technology and Education, and Social Welfare and Culture."

Among them, Rep. Chu is expected to serve as the secretary of the Planning and Coordination Subcommittee, and Rep. Lee Tae-gyu of the People Party, known as a close aide to Transition Committee Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo, is expected to be included as a member.

Rep. Chu is anticipated to be in charge of the economic sector, while Rep. Lee will handle the non-economic sectors.

The secretaries of the seven subcommittees and the remaining transition committee members will be announced sequentially after verification by President-elect Yoon's secretariat.

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