President Roh Young-min (left) and the new Secretary-General Yoo Young-min, who are retiring, are greeting each other while hugging each other at the Blue House Chunchu Hall on the afternoon of the 31st. By Lee Jong-geun, staff reporter [email protected]
President Moon Jae-in finally reorganized the staff without exceeding 2020. President Roh Young-min, Kim Jong-ho, Min Jeong-suk, and Kim Sang-jo, who expressed their appreciation a day ago, hurriedly appointed the successors of Chief Executive Officer Roh and Chief Kim Sang-jo. It seems that the strong will to meet the New Year by renovating and resolving the atmosphere that was disturbed by successive negative events such as the controversy on the Corona 19 vaccine and the conflict with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol appears to be reflected. On the 31st, it was the appointment of President Yoo Young-min, president of the presidential secretary, that caught the attention of the Blue House personnel. It completely overturned the expectation that he would choose a politically intangible person in Yeouido or the closest aide who had been with political adversity. In the meantime, former president of Democracy Research Center Yang Jeong-cheol, former president of Democracy Research Institute Lee Ho-cheol, former Russian ambassador Woo Yoon-geun, and chief political officer Choi Jae-seong, have been steadily rising and falling as candidates for the new secretary office. However, if you take a look at the passport story, it seems that President Moon had already had Mr. Yoo in mind as the’third candidate’. An official at the Blue House said, “If the latest aide is employed, there is a concern that the Blue House will appear as a political organization for the next presidential election. Conversely, if a managerial secretary’s office is appointed, the president can show a willingness to work hard, away from politics.” Another passport official said, “If you select Director Yang Jeong-cheol or Choi Jae-seong, chief executive officer, as the secretary’s office, it is accepted as a message that you will leave your term of office for a year and push for more powerful national affairs. Rather, it seems to have focused on integration, communication, and stable management in the fifth year of power.” In this sense, President Moon seems to have caught the eye of President Young-min Yoo’s strengths,’communication’ and’stability’. A passport official said, “Director Young-min Yoo plays a good role in adjusting the style of the family’s older brother. There will be a lot of dissonance in the Blue House.” When Yoo was the first Minister of Science, Technology, and Communication of the Moon Jae-in administration, it is known that he played the role of a’secretary’ of the cabinet and led the meetings of state council members to promote harmony. Director Noh Yeong-min also praised Mr. Yoo’s ability, and said, “I’m No Young-min, but Yu is Young-min Yoo.” The fact that Mr. Yoo came from an entrepreneur seems to have served as a strength. It seems that a person with a sense of the real economy was needed to overcome the economic crisis caused by the spread of Corona 19, which is the biggest concern of the Blue House. Director Yoo also held a meeting with reporters on the day, saying, “I will make it a productive and efficient Blue House secretary.” It is to show’working’ rather than’political affairs’. Meanwhile, President Moon decided to retain Kim Sang-jo, head of the policy office. “President Moon said,’It is not time to change the head of the policy office because there are many pending issues such as the 3rd disaster subsidy payment for Kim Sang-jo and the corona 19 quarantine, etc.’ A senior official at the Blue House said, “You can think of it as a companion. Early next month (change) or something like that won’t happen. “Let’s see it as a measure to prevent disruptions or disruptions to the ongoing projects.” President Moon continues to empower the current economic and fiscal policy line, including reconfidence to Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki and Minister of Strategy and Finance, who previously expressed his gratitude. By Lee Wan, staff reporter [email protected]