The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has decided to re-recommend a candidate for the president of LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation). This is because it was determined that none of the candidates who were pursuing the appointment process had the capacity to deal with the LH situation, which was surrounded by alleged speculation. It is interpreted that the president of Seoul Housing and Urban Corporation (SH Corporation) Kim Se-yong, who is known to have been appointed as president of LH, has not crossed the threshold of candidate verification.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 12th that “I will request the LH Executive Recommendation Committee for re-recommendation of the candidate LH president who was in the process of nomination.” Regarding the reason for the re-recommendation, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport explained, “It was because it was judged that none of the candidates who applied for the presidential contest held on December 29, last year had sufficient capacity to seriously respond to the current LH situation.”
Until now, three people, including President Kim, from both inside and outside LH, have applied for the contest for LH president, and among them, it has been observed that the appointment of President Kim is high. However, negative currents against President Kim have increased recently, such as the National Assembly’s National Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee questioning the possibility of appointing President Kim to Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum. Justice Party lawmaker Shim Sang-jeong said at a plenary meeting of the National Land Council on the 9th, “Chairman Kim is the next president of LH. He is a wealthy real estate agent who has a lot of land in the country.” did.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, “We will push forward the re-recommendation process” and “we will do our best to expedite the appointment process.
Reporter Choi Jin-seok [email protected]
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