Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin reported about 38.5 billion won in assets, the second most among senior public officials subject to the ad hoc asset disclosure in January. Lee Eog-weon, head of the financial authorities, was found to hold 2 billion won.
On the 30th, the Government Public Officials Ethics Committee disclosed the ad hoc asset registrations of 362 former and incumbent senior public officials whose status changed from July to Nov. 1 last year. This disclosure bundled four months of materials that had been postponed due to the national data center fire in September last year. The first ministers and Vice Ministers of the Lee Jae-myung administration are also included.
Lee Chan-jin, who took office in August last year, ranked second among incumbents in reported assets. Lee, together with a spouse under joint ownership, held two apartments (130.89㎡) in Umyeon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, with reported values of 1.35 billion won and 1.142 billion won, respectively. In addition, buildings including one in Geumho-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul (159.65㎡), and one in Uijuro 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul (59.31㎡) brought total building assets reported to 2.95207 billion won. A land lot (202.40㎡) in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, was reported at 273.64 million won.
However, in October last year, Lee disposed of one Umyeon-dong apartment for about 1.8 billion won, below the actual market price, amid controversy over owning multiple homes. Some of the proceeds were invested in exchange-traded funds (ETF). Lee also said there were total deposits of 31.05161 billion won, including 26.77694 billion won in deposits under Lee's name.
Lee reported 1.36099 billion won in securities. Individually held listed stocks totaled 30 issues worth 1.05921 billion won. These included overseas stocks such as Apple, Tesla, Walt Disney, and Lockheed Martin. Individually held corporate bonds were 100 million won, and unlisted shares were 33.7 million won. Domestic listed stocks, corporate bonds, and unlisted shares were all sold after taking office.
In addition, Lee personally owns three cars—a Sonata, a G80, and a Genesis—and the spouse holds 3,000 grams (g) of 24K gold worth 447.29 million won and jewelry worth 141 million won. Lee was previously reported to have received about 40 billion won in fees for winning a state compensation lawsuit over the "Guro farmland case."
Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairperson Lee Eog-weon was found to hold a total of 2.015 billion won under the names of Lee, Lee's mother, spouse, eldest son, and eldest daughter. That is a slight increase from the assets aggregates disclosed in August last year as a nominee (1.9974 billion won).
The Chairperson disclosed that building assets, including an apartment in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul—THE H Firstier I-Park (1.3093 billion won)—owned personally, and a multi-family house owned by the mother, total 1.381 billion won. The apartment is currently trading in the 3 billion won range. Deposits were reported at 616 million won.
Korea Development Bank (KDB) Chair Park Sang-jin reported assets of 1.19644 billion won. Park holds an apartment (51.88㎡) in Songcheon-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, North Jeolla, under Park's name, and an apartment (84.99㎡) in Jung-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi, under the spouse's name, for total building assets of 584 million won. Deposits total 588.11 million won, including 334.39 million won under Park's name.