Politics · South Korea · 6 hrs ago
Opposition alleges rushed appointments of public enterprise chiefs
The People Power Party has questioned how public enterprise chiefs were appointed under President Lee Jae-myung’s government.
It alleges that some appointees lacked relevant expertise and were appointed without proper review.
The party describes the appointments as rewards or political placements linked to a network from Gyeonggi Province and Seongnam.
It names Lee and Kim Hyun-ji, a senior official in the presidential office.
These leadership jobs typically pay about 200 million won a year.
The allegations concern how the appointments were made; no response or next step is described.
Opposition party members alleged that public enterprise chiefs appointed under President Lee Jae-myung lacked expertise and were appointed without proper scrutiny.
The allegations include claims that some appointees submitted inadequate documents.
The People Power Party described the appointments as rewards or parachute appointments linked to a Gyeonggi-Seongnam network.
The positions generally pay annual salaries of around 200 million won.
- Who
- Public enterprise chiefs appointed under President Lee Jae-myung’s government. The People Power Party made the allegations.
- What
- The opposition alleged that appointments were rushed and that appointees lacked expertise or faced inadequate screening.
- When
- The article was published on October 12, 2026. The appointment dates are Not stated.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The People Power Party alleged that the appointments were rewards or parachute appointments linked to a Gyeonggi-Seongnam network.
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- Publication date
- October 12, 2026
- Annual salary
- Around 200 million won for most of the positions
- Alleged network
- Gyeonggi-Seongnam line
- Alleged appointment problems
- Lack of expertise, inadequate documents and insufficient scrutiny
What people are saying
reward appointments and parachute appointments by the Gyeonggi-Seongnam line, including President Lee Jae-myung and Kim Hyun-ji, senior presidential secretary
Sources
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