[Profile] Lee Yong-ho "I Will Focus on Restoring Fairness, Common Sense, and Justice"

[Transition Team Personnel]
Choi Sang-mok, Secretary General, 'Traditional Economic Bureaucrat'
Kim Seong-han, Secretary General, Key Figure in Biden Call Success

Rep. Yongho Lee, who joined the People Power Party, is attending the welcome ceremony held at the National Assembly on the 7th and sharing a hug with presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Choi Sang-mok, former Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance, appointed as the secretary of the 1st Economic Subcommittee of the 20th Presidential Transition Committee, is a ‘traditional economic bureaucrat’ who worked at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance for over 30 years.

He graduated from Seoul National University Law School and worked for several years in the financial policy sector at the former Ministry of Finance and Economy. At the current Ministry of Strategy and Finance, he served as Director General of the Economic Policy Bureau and later as Vice Minister. He is currently the president of Nonghyup University. He also participated as a working member of the 1st Economic Subcommittee of the Lee Myung-bak Presidential Transition Committee. In this transition committee, he is responsible for coordinating with government ministries on President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol’s economic pledges, including support for small business owners affected by COVID-19 and pension reform.

Kim Sung-han, former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, appointed as secretary of the Foreign Affairs and Security Subcommittee, served as a professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security and Korea University International School, and also worked as a presidential advisor on foreign affairs and security. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English Language and Literature from Korea University and majored in political science and diplomacy.

Kim, who has been a friend of President-elect Yoon since elementary school, is known to have advised on foreign and security policy pledges from the early days of Yoon’s political career. Notably, Kim is credited with facilitating the recent phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Lee Yong-ho, a member of the People Power Party, was appointed as secretary of the Political, Judicial, and Administrative Subcommittee. Lee, formerly of the People’s Party, joined the People Power Party during Yoon’s candidacy. He worked as a political reporter for 13 years. Lee served as the Secretary for Policy Affairs and the Secretary for Public Relations to the Prime Minister and is a two-term lawmaker. He has been active in the National Assembly’s Administrative and Security Committee, Steering Committee, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, and Special Budget and Accounts Committee. Inside the transition committee, Lee is expected to play a significant role in restoring common sense and fairness in the political, judicial, and administrative fields.

In a phone call on the day of his appointment, Lee said, “I will focus on restoring fairness, common sense, and justice in the new government and embedding the national governance philosophy. I will strive to repair and normalize the damaged democracy.”

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