Jang Mi-ran, 2nd Vice Minister of Culture, Reports Assets of 690 Million Won... Jeong Ki-seok, NHIS Chairman, Holds Highest Assets of 9.1 Billion Won

Appointed as Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Charge of Tourism Policy This June
Kim Young-ho, Minister of Unification, Also Included Among Property Disclosure Subjects

Jang Mi-ran, former Olympic weightlifting gold medalist and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, reported assets totaling 693.45 million KRW, including land, buildings, and deposits.

Known as the "weightlifting hero," Jang, who achieved four consecutive World Championship titles and won Olympic medals of gold (2008 Beijing), silver (2004 Athens), and bronze (2012 London), has been serving as a professor in the Department of Physical Education at Yongin University since 2016. In late June this year, she was abruptly appointed as the Vice Minister in charge of sports and tourism policies at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

According to the asset registration status of 94 senior public officials disclosed on the electronic gazette by the Government Official Ethics Committee on the 27th, Jang Mi-ran, who took office on July 3, reported land assets at actual transaction prices totaling 142.75 million KRW, including forest land in Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do (50 million KRW) and farmland in Pyeongchang-gun (92.75 million KRW).

The Korea Paralympic Committee held the "Night of Korea" event on the 23rd at the Korea House inside the Sofitel Hangzhou Yingguan Hotel in Hangzhou, China. The photo shows Jang Mi-ran, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaking at the event.
Photo by Korea Paralympic Committee

She also reported building assets worth 464 million KRW, including the leasehold rights of an apartment and commercial property she owns in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, a 2021 Hyundai Grandeur Hybrid passenger car valued at 32.99 million KRW, and deposit assets of 165.375 million KRW.

After deducting financial debts of 111.665 million KRW owed to NongHyup Bank and its affiliates from her total assets, Vice Minister Jang’s net assets amount to 693.45 million KRW.

Meanwhile, among those subject to this asset disclosure was Kim Young-ho, Minister of Unification, who reported assets totaling 2.57467 billion KRW. He declared ownership of an apartment and leasehold rights in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, worth 1.311 billion KRW, and deposits totaling 1.16766 billion KRW owned by himself, his spouse, and eldest son.

Meanwhile, Minister of Unification Kim Young-ho was also included among those required to disclose their assets. Minister Kim reported assets totaling 2,574,670,000 KRW.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Choi Won-ho, Science and Technology Secretary at the Presidential Office, reported assets totaling 2.24801 billion KRW. This includes building assets worth 3.38021 billion KRW, such as an apartment he owns in Sejong City and an apartment owned by his spouse in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, along with debts amounting to 1.64224 billion KRW.

The current official with the highest reported assets among those disclosed is Jeong Ki-seok, Chairman of the National Health Insurance Service, who declared 9.18163 billion KRW. Chairman Jeong reported building assets worth 2.68806 billion KRW, including multi-family housing in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and deposits totaling 4.03987 billion KRW.

Kim Soo-kyung, Unification Secretary at the National Security Office of the Presidential Office, reported assets of 1.64515 billion KRW; Choi Won-hoe, Science and Technology Secretary, 2.24801 billion KRW; Gil Byung-woo, Land and Transport Secretary, 2.07842 billion KRW; and Kang Myung-gu, National Planning Secretary, 350.88 million KRW.

Retired Jeong Cheol-woo, former head of the Daegu Regional Tax Office, reported total assets of 9.57591 billion KRW, including those of himself, his spouse, parents, and children. Shim Jae-cheol, former research fellow at the Judicial Research and Training Institute (prosecutor general), reported assets of 127.96 million KRW upon retirement.

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