Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon: "Do not use the honorific 'nim' when addressing the minister"

Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon is attending the Cabinet meeting held via video conference with the Sejong Government Complex at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 14th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] It has come to attention that Han Dong-hoon, Minister of Justice, instructed staff not to use honorifics when referring to executives in reports and other documents.

According to the Ministry of Justice and legal circles on the 14th, Minister Han recently gave a verbal directive not to attach 'nim' (an honorific suffix) when referring to executives, and the Ministry conveyed this to employees through the internal network. Accordingly, the Ministry of Justice decided to use terms such as 'Minister' instead of 'Minister-nim' and 'Vice Minister' instead of 'Vice Minister-nim' in all documents going forward.

Earlier, Minister Han also instructed to refrain from formal protocol regarding himself last month. In this regard, the Minister's office explained on the Ministry of Justice's internal network, "We requested that under no circumstances should anyone open or close the car door on his behalf as part of protocol."

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