Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin reported assets of about 38.5 billion won, the second most among senior public officials subject to ad hoc asset disclosures in Jan. Chairperson Lee Eog-weon of the financial authorities reported holding 2 billion won.
On the 30th, the Government Public Officials Ethics Committee disclosed the ad hoc asset registrations of 362 current and former senior public officials whose status changed from July to Nov. 1 last year. This disclosure combines four months of materials that were postponed due to a national data center fire in Sep. last year. The first ministers and Vice Ministers of the Lee Jae-myung administration are also included.
The assets reported by Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin, who took office in Aug. last year, ranked second among incumbents. Lee and a spouse jointly owned two apartments (130.89㎡ each) in Umyeon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, with reported values of 1.35 billion won and 1.142 billion won, respectively. In addition, building assets such as a building in Geumho-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul (159.65㎡), and a building in Eujuro 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul (59.31㎡) were reported at a total of 2.95207 billion won. A land lot in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul (202.40㎡) was reported at 273.64 million won.
However, in Oct. last year, Lee sold one of the Umyeon-dong apartments for about 1.8 billion won, below the actual market price, amid controversy over owning multiple homes. Lee has since invested part of the proceeds in exchange-traded funds (ETF). Lee also said there are total deposits of 31.05161 billion won, including 26.77694 billion won in deposits under Lee's name.
Lee reported securities totaling 1.36099 billion won. Lee personally held 30 listed stocks worth 1.05921 billion won. These included overseas stocks such as Apple, Tesla, Walt Disney, and Lockheed Martin. Lee held 100 million won in corporate bonds and 33.7 million won in unlisted stocks. Domestic listed stocks, corporate bonds, and unlisted stocks were all sold after taking office.
Lee also owns three cars under Lee's name — 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 is known 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, the mother, the spouse, the eldest son, and the eldest daughter. This is a slight increase from the aggregates of total assets (1.9974 billion won) disclosed in Aug. last year as a nominee.
Lee disclosed that the building assets total 1.381 billion won, including an apartment in "THE H Firstier IPARK" in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (1.3093 billion won) owned under Lee's name, and the mother's multi-household dwelling. The apartment is currently trading in the 3 billion won range. Lee reported holding 616 million won in deposits.
Korea Development Bank (KDB) Chairperson 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 the spouse holds an apartment (84.99㎡) in Jung-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi, for total building assets of 584 million won. Deposits total 588.11 million won, including 334.39 million won under Park's name.