Yoon Nominates Han Ki-jung as Fair Trade Commission Chair and Lee Won-seok as Prosecutor General (Update)

On the 18th, Lee Won-seok, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, who was nominated as the candidate for Prosecutor General (left), and Han Ki-jung, a professor at Seoul National University School of Law, who was appointed as the candidate for Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission /

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] On the 18th, President Yoon Seok-yeol nominated Han Ki-jung, a professor at Seoul National University School of Law, as the candidate for Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission, and Lee Won-seok, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, as the candidate for Prosecutor General.

Candidate Han has served as the President of the Korea Insurance Research Institute, Director of the Seoul National University Financial Law Center, Dean of Seoul National University School of Law, and Chairman of the Ministry of Justice Inspection Committee. In particular, in the field of research on insurance terms and conditions, he represented the 'position of the weaker party' and was nominated due to his outstanding sense of balance and active contribution to society. A presidential office official stated, "He is deemed the right person to lead the realization of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's core policy tasks for the Fair Trade Commission, which include revitalizing the market economy through fair competition and strengthening damage relief through improved enforcement of fair trade laws."

Candidate Lee has served as Head of Investigation Support Division and Investigation Command Division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Chief of the Special 1st Division at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Director of Planning and Coordination at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and Chief Prosecutor of Jeju District Prosecutors' Office. Since May, he has been acting as Prosecutor General. A presidential office official commented, "He is one of the top investigation experts within the prosecution, respected both up and down for his principled investigations and gentle personality," and added, "He is proficient not only in investigations but also in overall prosecutorial work, having served as Director of Planning and Coordination at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Suwon High Prosecutors' Office, and Chief Prosecutor of Jeju District Prosecutors' Office."