[Public Officials' Asset Disclosure] Seo Wook, Minister of National Defense, Increases Assets by 84 Million Won

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] It has been revealed that the assets of military-related personnel, including Defense Minister Seo Wook, have not changed significantly. Minister Seo's assets also increased by 84 million KRW last year, totaling 889 million KRW.

The regular asset change reports of 1,978 individuals subject to asset disclosure under the jurisdiction of the Government Official Ethics Committee have been made public. The Government Official Ethics Committee disclosed the asset changes as of December 31 of last year for political and other administrative officials under the executive branch through the official gazette at midnight on the 31st.

Minister Seo Wook reported assets totaling 889 million 28 thousand KRW, an increase of 84 million KRW. When Seo was the Chief of Operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2019, he reported assets of 264 million 280 thousand KRW. At that time, he attracted attention as a high-ranking official with the smallest reported assets.

However, after reselling an apartment located in Hong Eun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul for 620 million KRW in May 2020, he reported assets of 804 million 828 thousand KRW in 2021, an increase of 448 million 280 thousand KRW. The current publicly announced price of the apartment in Hong Eun-dong, Seodaemun-gu is 665 million KRW. Minister Seo and his family's deposits amounted to 450 million 490 thousand KRW, with debts totaling 517 million 430 thousand KRW. It is noteworthy that Minister Seo owns a gold ring worth approximately 5 million KRW (24K, 70g).

Deputy Defense Minister Park Jae-min reported an apartment in Haetbit Village, Haengsin-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, valued at 549 million 440 thousand KRW, an increase of 105 million KRW compared to the previous year. Chairman Won In-chul of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reported assets of 1.81987 billion KRW.

Army Chief of Staff Nam Young-shin reported 1.81697 billion KRW, Air Force Chief of Staff Park In-ho reported 1.22273 billion KRW, Navy Chief of Staff Kim Jeong-su reported 680 million 90 thousand KRW, and Marine Corps Commander Kim Tae-seong reported 618 million 590 thousand KRW.

Military Manpower Administration Commissioner Jeong Seok-hwan reported 1.10865 billion KRW, Defense Acquisition Program Administration Commissioner Kang Eun-ho reported 595 million 650 thousand KRW, and Defense Science Research Institute Director Park Jong-seung reported 5.99965 billion KRW.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.