On the 20th, President Moon Jae-in replaced Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa. As the successor, President Jeong Eui-yong, who served as the first head of the Blue House National Security Office in the Moon Jae-in administration, was appointed as a special assistant for foreign affairs and security.
In addition, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Minister of Small and Medium Venture Businesses, together with the Democratic Party members Hwang Hee and Kwon Chil-seung, were appointed, respectively, to replace the three ministers.
President Moon Jae-in reorganized three ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Ministry of Small and Medium Venture Business. From left, President Jeong Eui-yong, a special assistant for foreign affairs and security, appointed as a candidate for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hwang-hee, a candidate for the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, and Kwon Chil-seung, a candidate for the Minister of SMEs. Provided by the Blue House
The key is to change Minister Kang. Minister Kang, who was appointed shortly after the inauguration of the government, has been referred to as’K5′ or’Oh Kyeong-hwa’ in the sense of’we will serve five years with the President’. It is observed that the change of Minister Kang’s blitz means a change in diplomatic strategy following the inauguration of Biden’s US administration.
A senior Blue House official explained the background of the nomination of the candidate Chung as “the purpose of invigorating the diplomatic line and reorganizing the diplomatic line in line with the launch of the new administration of Biden in the United States.”
Candidate Jung has been called the “two-top” of the Moon Jae-in government’s Korean peninsula policy along with Seo-hoon, head of the Blue House Security Office. In March 2018, the two met Kim Jong-un, chairman of the North Korean State Council in Pyongyang as special envoys, and candidate Jung was later sent to the United States via messenger to meet with President Donald Trump.
The result was followed by the inter-Korean summit in April and the North Korea-US Singapore conference in June.
A senior citizen of the passport who participated in the security office told JoongAng Ilbo that “The appointment of a former security officer who has been in charge of issues on the Korean peninsula to the foreign minister for more than three years is the expression of President Moon’s willingness to restart the peace process for the rest of his term.” Analyzed. He said, “Candidate Jung is the only person who has been deeply involved in both the ROK-US alliance and inter-Korean relations.”
When Candidate Jung passes the personnel hearing, a career leading to Park Ji-won (National Intelligence Service), Jung Eui-yong (Diplomacy) and Lee In-young (Unification) will be established for the current security office head Hoon Seo. An official at the Blue House added the meaning as “a special advancement for inter-Korean relations and issues on the Korean peninsula, even to Im Jong-seok, who served as the first presidential secretary.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already been reorganized to promote inter-Korean relations even before Candidate Jung joined. Vice Minister Choi Jong-Geon was the person who served as the peace planning secretary in the’Security Office for Jeong Eui-yong’, and the head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Bargaining Headquarters Noh Gyu-deok was Choi’s successor to the peace planning secretary.
Some analyzes say that “there is an aspect that matches the code with the Biden administration.”
New York State Attorney Kim Young-joon, who worked at Biden Camp, said, “The Asian strategy of the Biden government is focused on China’s multilateral commerce strategy based on the restoration of Korea-Japan relations and strengthening the ROK-US-Japan alliance.” Said.
Passport personnel said, “Candidate Jung, who has served as a channel with the White House as the head of the security office, is also a multilateral and commerce expert who went through the trade bureau chief and trade negotiation coordinator when he was an active diplomat.” Later, at the New Year’s conference, showing a conciliatory gesture to Japan, and the nomination of Chung, who was a former orthodox diplomat to the minister, took into account the interests of the Biden government.”
President Moon Jae-in’s special delegation head, Eui-yong Eui-yong, head of the National Security Office, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 5, 2018, delivering President Moon’s letter. Provided by the Blue House
On the other hand, there are also claims that they saw North Korea’s attention, including Labor Party Vice President Kim Yeo-jeong. In response to Minister Kang’s remarks on North Korea’s coronavirus last month, Mr. Kim responded with a threatening response, saying, “I will accurately calculate the over-themed false statements.” Isn’t this threat related to Minister Kang’s full-scale replacement? There is a precedent in which the former Unification Minister Kim Yeon-cheol and former Defense Minister Jeong Gyeong-doo were also stiff after criticism from Kim Yeo-jeong or Kim Young-cheol, vice chairman of the Party Central Committee.
President Moon appointed a key active member of the Chinmun (親文) as the head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the progress of the members of the’Owls’ group, known as the family’s group, is particularly noticeable.
Rep. Hwang-hee, who was nominated for the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, was the secretary of the owl meeting. Candidate Chil-seung Kwon is also a key member of the meeting. Justice Minister Park Beom-gye, who is about to hear, is also a member of this group. The chairman of the meeting is Jeon Jeon-cheol, Minister of Public Administration and Security.
On the morning of the morning of the 20th, when President Moon Jae-in reorganized the three ministries, the Democratic Party member Hwang-hee, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, at the National Assembly Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, expresses his feelings. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
Candidate Hwang served as an administrator at the Blue House of the Roh Moo-hyun administration. He is an urban planning expert who has completed his master’s and doctorate in urban engineering. He was also a member of the Real Estate Stability and Residential Welfare TF, and in the National Assembly, he worked mainly on the National Territory Committee. In response to the lack of experience in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Blue House said, “I served as the chairman of the party’s public relations committee and showed sufficient communication capabilities, such as the vice chairman of the policy committee.” “The urban regeneration policy is also an activity that combines culture and art with tourism.”
Candidate Kwon is also a close friend who served as Roh Moo-hyun, Blue House administrator. In particular, Assembly Hall 325, which is currently in use, is the office that President Moon used in the past as Assemblyman.
He started his social life with a bond with the Samsung Group, and later served as a union member at Dongbu Insurance (then Korea Auto Insurance). A high-ranking Blue House official said, “I don’t think the origin is important in the personnel of the minister,” said a politician from a large corporation in charge of the department in charge of small and medium-sized venture companies. “The person selected according to the personnel selection criteria for morality, professionalism, and leadership.” .
President Moon replaced nine ministers through three reorganizations during the year-end and New Year holidays. Of these, five are active-duty lawmakers who tend to be pro-mun. If all are appointed through a hearing, six ministers, including Minister Lee In-young, will be appointed as active members of the 18 departments. There is an criticism regarding this, “Isn’t there a lot of active-duty lawmakers who have relatively small hearing burdens?”
Democratic Party lawmaker Kwon Chil-seung, appointed as the Minister of Small and Medium Venture Business, is interviewing reporters at the Yeouido National Assembly in Seoul on the 20th. News 1
Among the three candidates for the minister, Hwang was homeless and the other two were homeless, the Blue House explained.
In the passport, additional refurbishment is expected in April, when Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun, who is strong in the challenge of the presidential election, withdraws. It is predicted that ministries excluded from this reorganization, including the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and Social Affairs, will be targeted. A senior Blue House official also said, “I can greet people anytime if necessary to finish the second half of power and create results.”
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