Yoon: "Kim Dae-gi, an economic expert with political insight... supports state administration"

Former Blue House Policy Chief Kim Dae-gi, appointed as Chief of Staff to the President in the new administration / Presidential Transition Committee

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol has nominated former Blue House Policy Chief Kim Dae-gi as the Chief of Staff for the new presidential administration. Kim previously served as the Budget Director at the Ministry of Planning and Budget, Commissioner of the Korea National Statistical Office, and Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. During the Lee Myung-bak administration, he held the positions of Presidential Economic Secretary and Policy Chief. He also served as Economic Policy Secretary at the Blue House under the Roh Moo-hyun administration.

On the afternoon of the same day at 2 PM, President-elect Yoon announced the second round of personnel appointments at the transition committee press conference in Tongui-dong, Seoul, naming Kim as the first Chief of Staff for the Yoon administration.

At the event, President-elect Yoon described Kim's nomination by saying, "After passing the civil service exam, Kim began his public service career in economic departments, serving in the Budget Office, Administrative Budget Bureau, and Fiscal Management Office of the Ministry of Planning and Budget, and eventually becoming Commissioner of the Korea National Statistical Office. He is a seasoned economic bureaucrat. Starting as an administrative officer at the Presidential Office, he rose through the ranks as senior administrative officer and economic policy secretary, eventually becoming economic secretary and policy chief?a rare career path."

He added, "Kim is not only an economic expert but also possesses excellent political acumen. With his many years of public service experience and expertise, he is the ideal candidate to support the successful governance of the new administration."

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