Nominee for Minister of Justice Park Seongjae Completes Hearing Preparation Team Formation... Kwon Sunjeong Appointed as Head

Park Seong-jae, former Seoul High Prosecutors' Office Chief Prosecutor and nominee for Minister of Justice (age 61, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 17), is beginning full-scale preparations for the confirmation hearing.

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 24th that it has formed a confirmation hearing preparation team led by Kwon Soon-jung, Director of the Ministry of Justice's Prosecution Bureau (acting Director of the Planning and Coordination Office, class 29).

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Kwon, who served as Director of the Planning and Coordination Office of the Ministry of Justice before being appointed Director of the Prosecution Bureau on the 22nd, served as spokesperson for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office during President Yoon Seok-yeol's tenure as Prosecutor General. Later, he was also appointed Director of the Planning and Coordination Office when Han Dong-hoon, the People Power Party's Emergency Committee Chairman, took office as Minister of Justice.

Park Seung-hwan, Director of the Ministry of Justice's Policy Planning Division (class 32), was appointed as the overall team leader of the preparation team. Park previously served as Chief Prosecutor of the Crime Proceeds Recovery Division and as a specialized public relations officer at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office before being appointed Director of the Policy Planning Division in September last year.

The public relations team leader is Shin Dong-won, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice (class 33), who served as the spokesperson during Chairman Han's tenure as Minister. The personal affairs team leader is Koo Seung-mo, Legal Affairs Officer of the Ministry of Justice (class 31). Additionally, the administrative support team leader is Kim Sang-kwon, Innovation Administration Officer of the Ministry of Justice.

According to the Confirmation Hearing Act, national institutions may provide the minimum necessary administrative support for public office candidates undergoing confirmation hearings under the Act. The preparation team’s office is scheduled to be set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

Candidate Park is expected to start reporting to the confirmation hearing preparation team office from the afternoon of the 25th.

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