South Korean President designate Yin Xiyue’s team announced the arrangement of senior staff in the presidential palace on the 1st, and appointed candidates for the posts of head of the national security room, spokesman of the presidential palace and chief secretary. So far, Yin Xiyue has completed all personnel layout of the presidential palace and the new cabinet.

Zhang Jiyuan, Secretary General of Yin Xiyue’s transition team, held a press conference on the 1st to announce the candidates for senior staff in the presidential palace. Compared with the current president Moon Jae-in’s staff of “three room chiefs and eight chief secretaries”, Yin Xiyue’s senior staff team has been reduced by one room chief and three chief secretaries.

On March 10, Yin Xiyue held a press conference in Seoul, South Korea. Issued by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Li Xianghao)

Among them, Jin Shenghan, the new head of the national security room, has attracted extensive attention. According to South Korean media reports, Kim Sung Han is an “American expert”. He once served as a deputy foreign minister (Vice Foreign Minister) and has been friends with Yin Xiyue since childhood. After Yin Xiyue was elected president, Jin Shenghan served as the director of the diplomatic security team of the presidential office handover Committee, responsible for planning the foreign security policy of the new government.

As for the chief secretary, Yin Xiyue appointed Cui Xiangmu, former first official (Deputy Minister) of the Ministry of planning and finance, as the Chief Secretary of economy, an Xiangxun, a professor of Seoul University, as the Chief Secretary of society, Li Zhenfu, a former member of Parliament, as the Chief Secretary of government affairs, Cui Yingfan, deputy president of Xiaoxing group, as the first Secretary of publicity, and Jiang Shenggui, a former member of Parliament, as the Chief Secretary of civil society.

In addition, Jiang Renxian, who is in charge of foreign media affairs in Yin Xiyue’s team, was appointed as the spokesman of the presidential palace, and Jin Longxian, former director of the Joint Staff Headquarters of the Ministry of defense, was appointed as the director of the security department.

This is the material photo of Yin Xiyue participating in the TV debate in Seoul, South Korea (taken on March 2). Issued by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Li Xianghao)

A few days ago, Yin Xiyue appointed Jin Daqi, a senior staff member in front of Qingwa stage, as the chief of staff of the presidential palace. Jin Daqi has served in many government departments. During the reign of progressive President Roh moo Hyun and conservative president Lee Myung Bak, he worked in qingwatai.

Yin Xiyue is scheduled to be sworn in on May 10. The presidential inauguration Preparatory Committee said that about 41000 people are expected to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony, and former President Park Geun hye also expressed interest in attending.

Yin Xiyue and park Geun hye belong to the conservative camp. Yin Xiyue visited Park Geun hye in the southeastern city of Daegu last month, apologized to park Geun hye for presiding over the investigation of the “crony interference in politics” case, and officially invited the latter to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony.

Yin Xiyue announced at the end of March that after taking office, he would move the presidential palace from qingwatai to the Ministry of defense building in Longshan District, Seoul. According to Yin Xiyue, he will work in the new office after the inauguration ceremony; From the same day, Qingwa terrace will be fully open to the public.

Moon Jae-in, the current president, told reporters at the end of last month that he would leave qingwatai at 18:00 on the 9th after completing all his work. That night, he will spend the night at his residence outside qingwatai. After attending the presidential inauguration ceremony the next day, he will take the high-speed railway to his private residence in Liangshan City, Qingshang South Road.