Yoon Appoints Yoon Hee-geun as Police Chief Despite Hearing Report Failure

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] President Yoon Seok-yeol approved the appointment of Yoon Hee-geun as the Commissioner of the National Police Agency on the 10th.

The Presidential Office announced in the afternoon, "President Yoon has approved the appointment of candidate Yoon and plans to present the appointment letter." Earlier, the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee held a confirmation hearing for candidate Yoon on the 8th, but the adoption of the confirmation hearing report failed due to opposition from the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party opposed the appointment, citing reasons such as candidate Yoon's failure to clearly state his position on the establishment of the Police Bureau.

With President Yoon's decision to appoint candidate Yoon on this day, the number of high-ranking officials appointed without a confirmation report since the new government took office has increased to 11. These include Foreign Minister Park Jin, Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo-gyun, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon, Minister of Gender Equality and Family Kim Hyun-sook, Minister of Education Park Soon-ae, Commissioner of the National Tax Service Kim Chang-gi, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Seung-gyeom, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission Kim Ju-hyun, with candidate Yoon being the 11th.

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