[Public Official Asset Disclosure] Baek Gyeong-ran, Director of KDCA, 6.1 Billion KRW... Sale of Bio Stocks Including SK Bioscience

O Yu-gyeong, MFDS Chief, 5.8 Billion KRW · Cho Gyu-hong, 1st Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, 2.8 Billion KRW

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Baek Gyeong-ran, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, reported assets worth around 6 billion KRW, while Oh Yu-gyeong, Commissioner of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, reported assets worth around 5.8 billion KRW.

According to the May appointment high-ranking public officials' occasional asset disclosure data released on the 26th by the Government Ethics Committee through the official gazette, Commissioner Baek declared total assets of 6,149,990,000 KRW under her and her spouse's names.

Among these, real estate includes an apartment in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul (120.61㎡) owned by her spouse, valued at 1,825,000,000 KRW, and a leasehold right on another unit of the same apartment (80.35㎡) worth 460,000,000 KRW, totaling 2,285,000,000 KRW.

Assets in the form of deposits amount to 3,194,120,000 KRW, of which 2,354,620,000 KRW is under Commissioner Baek's name and 839,600,000 KRW under her spouse's name.

Commissioner Baek also reported holding listed stocks valued at approximately 248,960,000 KRW. These include shares that appear somewhat related to her duties, such as SK Bioscience (30 shares), SK Biopharm (25 shares), Bodytech Med (166 shares), and Syntekabio (3,332 shares).

Notably, the valuation of Syntekabio, which operates an AI drug development and genomic big data platform business, exceeded 30 million KRW as of the closing price on the 25th. If deemed related to her duties, these stocks would be subject to blind trust.

Regarding this, the Disease Control Agency explained, "The asset report was prepared based on the time of appointment, and stocks such as SK Bioscience, which have contracts with the agency, have already been disposed of." Commissioner Baek has also requested the Ministry of Personnel Management to review the relevance of the other stocks to her duties and is awaiting the results.

Additionally, Commissioner Baek reported stocks worth 284,460,000 KRW under her spouse's name and ownership of a 2014 Lincoln SUV and a Toyota minivan. Her eldest son and daughter refused to disclose their assets, citing independent livelihood.

Oh Yu-gyeong, Commissioner of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, reported assets totaling 5,854,080,000 KRW.

This includes real estate worth 1,460,000,000 KRW, such as a leasehold right on an apartment in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, under her name valued at 240,000,000 KRW, a leasehold right on a detached house (27㎡) in Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, worth 20,000,000 KRW, and a leasehold right on an apartment in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, under her spouse's name valued at 1,180,000,000 KRW.

Deposits amount to 2,225,050,000 KRW, and securities total 2,156,650,000 KRW.

Cho Gyu-hong, First Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, reported assets worth 2,815,770,000 KRW.

Vice Minister Cho owns an apartment in Sejong City (84.82㎡) valued at 500,000,000 KRW under his name, and leasehold rights on an apartment in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul (116.40㎡), and an officetel in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk (56.50㎡) under his spouse's name.

He also reported deposits of 1,185,160,000 KRW under his name and 317,350,000 KRW under his spouse's name, along with securities valued at approximately 65,450,000 KRW.

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