Lee Jae-myung, the president, on the 28th named lawmaker Cho Jeong-sik of the Democratic Party of Korea as special political adviser to the president and appointed Lee Han-ju, chairperson of the Economic and Social Research Council, as special policy adviser.
Lee Gyu-yeon, senior secretary for public relations and communications at the presidential office, announced the appointments at a briefing held that afternoon at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae.
Cho Jeong-sik, the special political adviser, is a six-term (17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd) lawmaker who has served as secretary-general of the Democratic Party and as policy committee chair. In the National Assembly, Cho served as secretary of the Special Committee on Budget & Accounts and as chairperson of the Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee.
Lee Han-ju, the special policy adviser, served as head of the Democratic Research Institute, the Democratic Party's think tank, and as chairperson of the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning. Lee is currently a chaired professor in the Department of Economics at Gachon University and chairperson of the Economic and Social Research Council.
Lee said, "The special adviser posts are honorary positions, and the two will provide advice while performing their own roles," adding, "Regardless of the current policy chief and senior presidential secretary for political affairs, they will assist the president on policy and political affairs."