Kim In-cheol, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education Nominee

Kim In-cheol, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education Nominee

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Kim In-cheol, the nominee for Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, reported a total of 3.30343 billion KRW in assets held by himself, his spouse, and his eldest son.


According to the personnel hearing request sent by President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol to the National Assembly on the 16th, Kim reported an apartment in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, jointly owned with his spouse, valued at 2.093 billion KRW. Under his own name, he owns deposits (327.65 million KRW), a 2016 Genesis vehicle (23.98 million KRW), and securities (306.59 million KRW).


His spouse holds deposits of 148.16 million KRW and securities worth 290.01 million KRW, while his eldest son owns deposits of 80.84 million KRW and securities of 25.58 million KRW.


His mother refused to report assets citing "support by others" as the reason.



President-elect Yoon evaluated Kim as "the right person to lead national integration by creating a warm, inclusive, and fair society through close inter-ministerial cooperation as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs."


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