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From the Roh Moo-hyun administration’s Blue House… Long-standing relationship with President Lee Jae-myung
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Lee Yong-cheol, the nominee for Minister of Justice, is from Minbyun, gained administrative experience at the Blue House under the Roh Moo-hyun administration, and has a long relationship with President Lee Jae-myung.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Myeong-hoon = Lee Yong-cheol (66), the nominee for Minister of Justice, is from Minbyeon and has accumulated extensive administrative experience in the legal field by serving as the second secretary for civil affairs and secretary for legal affairs in the Blue House under the Roh Moo-hyun administration.
Born in Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do, he attended Shinheung High School in Jeonju and the Department of Law at Yonsei University. After passing the bar exam in 1989, he completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute (21st class).
In the participatory government, he served as the second secretary for civil affairs and secretary for legal affairs, as well as the head of the National Defense Acquisition System Improvement Group. It is known that while serving as the legal secretary, he was also in charge of institutional reform of powerful institutions such as the prosecution, police, and National Intelligence Service.
In 2006, while serving as vice-head of the DAPA opening preparation team, he played a leading role in opening the agency and even served as the first deputy director, but suddenly expressed his resignation and stepped down 10 months after taking office.
I had a long-term relationship with President Lee Jae-myung.
When he worked as a lawyer after retiring as deputy director of the DAPA, he was affiliated with the law firm Saegil, where President Lee was the representative lawyer before being elected mayor of Seongnam.
In addition to serving as a transition committee member for Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myeong, he also served as CEO of the former Seongnam Industrial Promotion Foundation from 2011 to 2015.
After the Lee Jae-myung administration was launched, he was appointed as the head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration in November last year.
The opposition party is also raising suspicions about his involvement in the Daejang-dong incident, which is likely to become an issue during future personnel hearings.
The gist of the suspicion raised is that Yoo Dong-gyu, former head of the planning headquarters of Seongnam City Facilities Management Corporation, was given high marks as an executive recommendation committee member when he was appointed.
Regarding this, the Blue House's position is, "This was taken into consideration during the verification, and we expect the person to explain the details during the hearing."
During his time at the DAPA, he was evaluated as having a meticulous work style and being knowledgeable and professional in both the legal and defense fields.
▲ Born in 1960, Sunchang, Jeonbuk ▲ Jeonju Shinheung High School ▲ Law Department, Yonsei University ▲ Bar Examination 31st (21st class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) ▲ Special Legal Adviser to Presidential Candidate Roh Moo-hyun of the Millennium Democratic Party ▲ Second Secretary and Legal Secretary for President Roh Moo-hyun's Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs ▲ Head of the Defense Acquisition System Improvement Group under the Prime Minister's Office ▲ Deputy Director of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration Opening Preparation Team ▲ Deputy Director of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration ▲ Director of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration
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Personnel hearing held
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