The formation of the 'task support team' to assist Acting President Lee Ju-ho, Minister of Education, was completed on Dec. 12. Personnel from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Office for Government Policy Coordination, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also added. A Ministry of Education official said, 'The personnel for the acting president's task support team have been confirmed, and the appointments were completed on this day.'
The Director General of the task support team is Vice Minister Kim Young-gon of the Ministry of Education. Under him, six teams were formed: ▲ Planning and Coordination Team ▲ Schedule and Overall Team ▲ Message Public Relations Team ▲ Foreign Affairs and Security Team ▲ Disaster and Safety Team ▲ Livelihood and Economy Team.
Baedong-in, a policy planning official at the Ministry of Education, was appointed head of the Planning and Coordination Team, while Choi Min-ho, Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister, was assigned as head of the Schedule and Overall Team. Cha Young-ah, Director for Public Relations, was appointed head of the Message Public Relations Team.
The remaining three team leaders will be appointed from other ministries at the Director General level. Nam Kyung-cheol, a Deputy Director at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (40th civil service examination), was assigned as head of the Livelihood and Economy Team. Nam has previously worked as the 'Public Relations Team Leader' in the acting president's task support team led by Choi Sang-mok.
Song Gi-jin, the Safety and Environmental Policy Officer at the Office for Government Policy Coordination (46th civil service examination), was dispatched as head of the Disaster and Safety Team. He has served in the past as a political planning administrative officer assisting the Prime Minister with political activities, including activities before the National Assembly and communication with political parties.
The head of the Foreign Affairs and Security Team will be Yoo Bok-geun, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (28th foreign service examination). Until recently, he served as the economic attache at the Korean embassy in China. He is also the first person from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to have experience working as the head of the Nationality Integration Policy Division at the Ministry of Justice through personnel exchange.
A government official noted, 'It is crucial to operate the government smoothly until the presidential election on June 3rd.' They added, 'The Ministry of Education is in constant communication with Kim Beom-seok, first Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Bang Gi-seon, head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, to receive support in sectors such as economy and industry, where they lack experience.'