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李대통령 2기 비서실장에 임광현…靑 "민생회복·사회개혁 기대"(종합)

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이재명 정부가 청와대 2기 비서실장으로 임광현 국세청장을 전격 발탁했다. 임 청장은 행정고시 출신 경제관료로 국세청장 재직 시 조세 정의 확립에 기여했으며, 당청 협력을 통한 국정 성과 가속화에 적임자로 평가받았다. 전임 강훈식 실장은 이재명 정부의 성공을 확신하며 지지를 당부했다.

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이재명 정부 출범 후 첫 비서실장인 강훈식이 사의를 표명한 후 후임 인선이 진행되었으며, 임광현은 국세청장과 더불어민주당 의원을 거쳐 행정·정무 경험을 갖춘 인물로 평가받았다.

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행정·정무감각 겸비, 국세청장으로 조세정의 기여…당청협력 적임자

이재명 정부 청와대 2기 비서실장으로 임광현(57) 국세청장이 전격 발탁됐다.

전임자인 강훈식 비서실장은 이날 브리핑을 열고 이 같은 인선 소식을 전했다.

신임 실장의 임기는 다음날부터다.

임 청장은 충남 홍성 출신으로 행정고시를 거쳐 공직에 입문한 뒤 대통령비서실 경제정책비서관실 행정관, 국세청 차장, 더불어민주당 22대 국회의원, 민주당 정책위원회 상임부의장 등을 거쳤다.

강 실장은 "임 청장은 풍부한 행정경험과 정무감각을 겸비한 경제관료 출신 정치인"이라며 "이재명 정부의 초대 국세청장으로 조세 정의 확립에 기여했으며 불평등의 벽을 낮춰 국민 모두가 더 나은 삶을 누리게 하겠다는 대통령의 국정 철학을 정책 현장에서 충실히 실천해 왔다"고 소개했다.

이어 "특히 국회와 정부를 두루 경험한 만큼 국민의 목소리를 국정에 더 크게 반영하고, 당청간 협력으로 국정 성과에 속도를 낼 적임자"라며 "대통령을 최일선에서 보좌하는 최고위 참모로서 민생 회복과 사회 개혁에 대한 대통령의 주문을 실천하며 국민이 함께 잘 사는 대한민국을 만들 것으로 기대한다"고 강조했다.

임 실장은 "1995년 공직에 입문한 이래 국민께 봉사한다는 사명감을 늘 품어왔지만, 막상 비서실장의 소임을 맡게 되니 그 책임이 어느 때보다 무겁게 다가온다"고 소감을 밝혔다.

그러면서 "이재명 정부의 성과를 이어가며 국민이 피부로 느끼는 삶의 변화를 반드시 만들어 내는 게 저에게 주어진 소명"이라며 "국민의 하루하루가 절박한 만큼 청와대의 하루도 절박해야 한다. 국민의 고단한 하루를 바꾸는 데 모든 힘을 다하겠다"고 약속했다.

한편 강 실장은 지난달 21일 사의를 표명한 지 24일 만에 청와대를 떠나게 됐다.

김용범 전 정책실장에 이어 강 실장도 교체되면서 정부 출범과 함께 임명된 '3실장' 중에는 위성락 국가안보실장만 자리를 지키게 된 상황이다.

강 실장은 "이재명 정부는 반드시 성공할 것이라는 믿음을 가져간다"며 "언제나처럼 믿고 응원해주시기를 부탁드린다"고 말했다.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 임광현 비서실장이 당청 협력을 통해 국정 성과를 가속화할 것

    Likely · Within months

  • 이재명 정부가 임광현 실장 하에서 민생 및 사회 개혁 정책을 지속 추진할 것

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • 임광현 비서실장이 구체적으로 어떤 정책을 우선 추진할 것인가
  • 당청 협력이 실제로 국정 성과에 어떤 영향을 미칠 것인가
  • 후속 인사에서 다른 실장Positions의 교체 여부

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