President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointment of Ko Gwang-heon as Chairperson of the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Commission.
Kang Yu-jung, senior presidential spokesperson, stated accordingly in a media notice on the 14th. Ko, the new Chairperson, born in 1955, served as CEO of Hankyoreh and The Seoul Shinmun, chair of the Korea Human Rights Foundation, and president of the Korea Digital News Association.
Earlier, nominated by President Lee, Ko was appointed as a standing Commissioner and began the term on Dec. 29 last year. On the 12th of last month, Ko was elected as the Chairperson candidate at the plenary meeting of the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Commission.
Chairperson Ko's term runs through Dec. 28, 2028.
The Chairperson of the commission's predecessor, the Korea Communications Standards Commission, was a private citizen, but under the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Commission, the role changed to a political appointee.
Accordingly, the National Assembly's Science. ICT. Broadcasting. and Communications Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chairperson Ko on the 1st, and on this day adopted the hearing report led by the Democratic Party of Korea.