[2024 Asset Disclosure] Minister Oh Young-joo 950 Million KRW... Head of Startup Venture Innovation Office Tops Ministry of SMEs and Startups

'2024 Public Officials' Regular Asset Change Disclosures' Released

The assets of Oh Young-joo, Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, were reported to be around 950 million KRW. Among the senior officials of the Ministry, the wealthiest was confirmed to be Lim Jung-wook, Director of the Startup Venture Innovation Office.

Oh Young-joo, Minister of SMEs and Startups. Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@

According to the "2024 Public Officials' Asset Changes Disclosure" released by the Government Ethics Committee on the 28th, Minister Oh reported an apartment located in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, owned by herself and her spouse, as well as deposits amounting to approximately 140 million KRW under their names.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups officials subject to asset disclosure include the Minister, Vice Minister, Director of Planning and Coordination Office, Director of SME Policy Office, Director of Startup Venture Innovation Office, and Director of Small Business Policy Office.

Among them, the wealthiest was confirmed to be Lim Jung-wook, Director of the Startup Venture Innovation Office, with assets totaling approximately 5.025 billion KRW. Director Lim reported an apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, owned by himself valued at 1.783 billion KRW, deposits under his name amounting to 719 million KRW, and deposits under his spouse's name totaling 234 million KRW.

Following him were Vice Minister Oh Ki-woong with 1.8 billion KRW, Director Won Young-jun of the Small Business Policy Office with 1.476 billion KRW, Director Byun Tae-seop of the Planning and Coordination Office with 390 million KRW, and Director Lee Dae-hee of the SME Policy Office with 384 million KRW.