[Public Officials' Assets] Who Holds the Top Wealth Among Heads of Institutions Under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups?

Among the heads of institutions under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the highest total assets were reported by Lee Young-min, CEO of Korea Venture Investment. According to the '2020 Regular Asset Change Report' published in the government gazette by the Government Ethics Committee on the 26th, Lee Young-min, CEO of Korea Venture Investment under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, declared assets worth 4,020,570,000 KRW, an increase of 87,370,000 KRW compared to the previous year.

Following him, Kim Soon-chul, Secretary General of the Foundation for Cooperation between Large, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Agriculture and Fisheries, reported 2,474,890,000 KRW, an increase of 160,440,000 KRW from the previous year. Jung Jin-soo, CEO of the Small and Medium Business Distribution Center, came next with 2,015,440,000 KRW, up 304,200,000 KRW from the previous year's reported amount.

Jung Yoon-mo, Chairman of the Korea Technology Finance Corporation, declared assets worth 1,996,580,000 KRW, an increase of 322,310,000 KRW compared to the previous year. Kim Byung-geun, Chairman of the Korea Credit Guarantee Foundation, reported total assets of 1,499,970,000 KRW, up 350,180,000 KRW from the previous year. Cho Bong-hwan, Chairman of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, declared 1,085,260,000 KRW, an increase of 270,120,000 KRW compared to the previous year.

Among the increases compared to the previous year, Kim Byung-geun, Chairman of the Korea Credit Guarantee Foundation, had the largest increase of 350,180,000 KRW, while Lee Young-min, CEO of Korea Venture Investment, who had the highest total assets among the heads of institutions under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, had the smallest increase of 87,370,000 KRW.