On the afternoon of the 12th, the Seoul LH headquarters in Seoul News 1
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 12th that it would request re-recommendation to the LH Executive Recommendation Committee for the candidate for the president of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), who was undergoing the appointment process.
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs explained the background to the background that “the candidates who applied for the presidential contest held from December 29th of last year were judged that there were no eligible candidates capable of responding severely to the current situation of LH, and therefore the re-recommendation process was promoted.” did.
Seoul Housing and Urban Corporation (SH) President Kim Se-yong was prominently discussed as the next LH president candidate, but the procedure for the appointment of President Kim was abolished due to a request for re-recommendation. President Kim is known to have billions of won worth of real estate assets, and it is observed that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport would have been burdensome to appoint LH president.
Justice Party CEO Shim Sang-jeong said, “President Kim, who is the next LH president, is a wealthy real estate agent who has a lot of land in the country,” and pointed out, “It is not appropriate to appoint him as the next president of LH.” Accordingly, SH explained, “As of March 9, President Kim was the one-homed owner who owned only an apartment in Seobinggo-dong, Seoul.”
As the procedure for the appointment of the LH president returns to its original point, the position of the LH chief is expected to remain vacant for a while. The LH president’s appointment process is conducted through the government review and the Blue House proposal process, when the LH President Recommendation Committee recruits candidates through a public offering and submits them to the government in multiples of five.
Land Policy Officer Kim Hyung-seok of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, “We will make sure that the appointment procedure can be expedited.”
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