Kim Young-sik, Cheong Civil Affairs Secretary, Increases Assets by 180 Million Won in 9 Months

April Last Year 650 Million → This Year 830 Million
Increased Assets Due to Higher Income from Working at Law Firm
Financial Debt Repayment and 110 Million Increase in Deposits

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The assets of Kim Young-sik, Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs, who moved from the Blue House Legal Secretary to a law firm and then returned to the Blue House, increased by 180 million KRW during his absence from the Blue House.

On the 29th, the Government Ethics Committee disclosed the asset status of 43 senior public officials who were appointed or retired between January 2 and February 1.

Senior Secretary Kim reported assets worth approximately 830 million KRW, including a leasehold right for an apartment in Sinjeong-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (500 million KRW), farmland in Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do (31 million KRW), and deposits of 245 million KRW.

Compared to the assets declared in April last year (650 million KRW), all financial debts (70 million KRW) were repaid, and deposits increased by 112 million KRW. The total assets increased by 181 million KRW.

This includes salary received while working as a lawyer at a law firm, a refund of the honorary retirement allowance for judges returned (50 million KRW), and retirement pay (20 million KRW). Senior Secretary Kim served as the Blue House Legal Secretary from May 2019 to April last year. Afterward, he worked as a partner lawyer at the law firm Kwangjang for about nine months before returning to the Blue House.

In addition, Lee Byung-gun, Blue House Secretary for Public Service Discipline, reported assets worth 755 million KRW. This amount includes a jointly owned apartment pre-sale right in Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul (450 million KRW), a leasehold right for an apartment in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul (530 million KRW), and his spouse's debt (520 million KRW).

Song Chang-wook, Secretary for Institutional Reform, reported assets worth 2.136 billion KRW. These include an apartment in Seongsu-dong 2-ga, Seongdong-gu, Seoul (1.305 billion KRW), a leasehold right for an apartment in Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul (30 million KRW), and deposits of 1.184 billion KRW.

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