President Yoon Suk Yeol made a rare appearance alongside his new chief of staff, Rep. Chung Jin-suk of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), to announce the appointment on Monday. The announcement came 11 days after the party s defeat in the April 10 general elections.
President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Chung Jin-suk of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) as his new chief of staff, Monday, seeking to leverage the political expertise of the five-term lawmaker against the current backdrop of the opposition bloc controlling parliament.
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s new chief of staff Rep. Chung Jin-suk is a former journalist-turned-lawmaker from a family with a political legacy. His appointment as presidential chief of staff follows his defeat in the April 10 Assembly election against the rival Democratic Party of Korea candidate and former lawmaker Park Soo-hyun. He is the first lawmaker to be tapped as chief of staff for the president. His two .
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s new chief of staff, Rep. Chung Jin-suk, is a former journalist from a family with a political legacy. His appointment as presidential chief of staff follows his defeat in the April 10 election for the National Assembly against the rival Democratic Party of Korea candidate and former lawmaker Park Soo-hyun. Chung is the president’s third chief of staff and the first with experienc.