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Candidate Yong Hye-in has been nominated as a candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family and is about to undergo a personnel hearing, and asset reporting is an essential document submitted during the personnel hearing.
Submission of request for personnel hearing for the Minister of Gender Equality and Family
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Lee Jeong-hyeon and Kwon Hee-won = Yong Hye-in, a candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, reported assets worth 475.29 million won, including deposits and real estate in the names of herself, her spouse, her eldest son, and her parents.
According to the personnel hearing request submitted to the National Assembly on the 3rd, candidate Yong's reported assets were 232.76 million won.
This amount reflects 600 million won of leasehold rights for an apartment in Yangpyeong-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 52.66 million won in deposits, 100,000 won in political funds, 30 million won in bonds between signatures, and 450 million won in financial debt in Candidate Yong's name.
The spouse reported a total of 59.54 million won, including a 2023 XM3 hybrid car (23.36 million won), deposits (16.18 million won), and inter-signor bonds (20 million won).
The eldest son reported a deposit of 8.91 million won.
Candidate Yong's father's reported amount was 10.2 million won in debt, which reflected 153.5 million won for an apartment in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province jointly owned by the couple, 2.11 million won for a 2010 YF Sonata car, 36.91 million won in deposits, and 202.72 million won in debt.
The mother reported a total of 184.27 million won, including an apartment in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province (153.5 million won), a 2021 Carnival car (22.74 million won), and deposits (8.03 million won).
Candidate Yong's spouse, who held a key position in the Basic Income Party, received a total of 123.66 million won in salary from the party over five years, including 9.65 million won in 2022, 14.79 million won in 2023, 25.78 million won in 2024, 33.44 million won in 2025, and 39 million won in 2026.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
A confirmation hearing for candidate Yong Hye-in is scheduled to be held at the National Assembly.
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There is a possibility that verification of the spouse's receipt of basic income benefits will be raised during the hearing process.
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