▲ Ha Joon-kyung, current Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Growth, named new Cheong Wa Dae Chief of Staff for Policy
Ha Joon-kyung, Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Growth, has been appointed as the second Chief of Staff for Policy at Cheong Wa Dae under the Lee Jae-myung administration.
Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Moon Shin-hak will take over the role of Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Growth.
Sung Ki-hong, Senior Presidential Secretary for Public Communication, held a briefing today (October 1) at noon, stating, "The newly appointed Chief of Staff for Policy, Ha Joon-kyung, is a leading scholar who has combined fair growth and the resolution of polarization into growth strategies," adding, "As the administration's first senior secretary for economic growth, he demonstrated the capability to turn the 'Korea discount' into a 'Korea premium.'"
He added, "Looking ahead, we expect him to encompass both social and economic policies to create policy changes that everyone can feel in areas directly related to people's lives, including welfare, jobs, education, and housing."
▲ Moon Shin-hak, current Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, named Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Growth
Regarding the new Senior Secretary for Economic Growth Moon Shin-hak, Sung expressed high expectations, stating, "He is a real-economy expert who has served in key positions across the industry and energy sectors," and added, "Based on his leadership in fostering cutting-edge industries such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), he will not only swiftly advance new growth drivers including the three mega-projects, but also lead an execution-focused recovery in potential growth rates."
Ha, the newly appointed chief of staff for policy, is a macroeconomic expert from Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, and graduated from Seoul Jungang High School and Seoul National University's Department of Economics.
He has served as an economics professor at Hanyang University and as a member of the National Economic Advisory Council. In June of last year, he was appointed as the Lee Jae-myung administration's first senior presidential secretary for economic growth and had continued to serve in that position.
Appointed to succeed Ha, Moon is a native of Haenam, South Jeolla Province, and graduated from Chosun University High School and Seoul National University's Department of Economics.
After passing the 38th Higher Civil Service Examination, he served as spokesperson and director general for nuclear power industry policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and had served as vice minister until recently.
(Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Yonhap News)
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