President appoints economic growth secretary as new policy chief

President Lee Jae Myung appointed senior presidential secretary for economic growth Ha Joon-kyung as his new policy chief in Seoul on Thursday. Ha will oversee broader economic and social policies, replacing Kim Yong-beom after his resignation last month. Lee also named Moon Shin-hak, Song Young-gil, and Kim Byung-joo to other senior advisory posts as part of a reshuffle aimed at strengthening policy coordination.

Ha Joon-kyung has served in the presidential office since the Lee administration took office and will oversee a broader range of economic and social policies.

Kim Yong-beom stepped down as policy chief last month amid criticism over the introduction of high-risk single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds and other controversial economic policies.

Seong Ghi-hong said Ha has incorporated fair growth and efforts to reduce polarization into his growth strategy.

Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak will succeed Ha as senior presidential secretary for economic growth.

Rep. Song Young-gil was appointed special presidential adviser for peace and diplomacy, and Rep. Kim Byung-joo was named special presidential adviser for defense policy.

Published Oct 1, 2026 1:54 pm KST

Updated Oct 1, 2026 2:20 pm KST

New presidential appointees are, from left, Ha Joon-kyung, policy chief; Moon Shin-hak, senior secretary for economic growth; Song Young-gil, special adviser for peace and diplomacy; and Kim Byung-joo, special adviser for defense policy. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae

President Lee Jae Myung appointed senior presidential secretary for economic growth Ha Joon-kyung as his new policy chief, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.

Ha, an economist who has served in the presidential office since the Lee administration took office, will oversee a broader range of economic and social policies in his new role.

Ha replaces Kim Yong-beom, who stepped down as policy chief last month amid criticism over the introduction of high-risk single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds and other controversial economic policies.

“Ha is a leading scholar who has incorporated fair growth and efforts to reduce polarization into his growth strategy,” senior presidential secretary for public relations and communications Seong Ghi-hong said during a press briefing.

Seong said Lee named Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak to succeed Ha as senior presidential secretary for economic growth.

Lee also appointed Rep. Song Young-gil of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), who previously served as the party’s leader, as a special presidential adviser for peace and diplomacy.

Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the DPK, a former Army general, was named as a special presidential adviser for defense policy.

The appointments mark a reshuffle of key presidential posts as Lee, now in his second year in office, seeks to strengthen coordination between economic and social policies and accelerate his administration’s growth agenda.

周四，韩国总统李在明任命总统府经济增长高级秘书河俊京为新任政策部长。河俊京将负责更广泛的经济和社会政策，接替上月辞职的金容范。李在明还任命文信学、宋永吉和金炳柱担任其他高级顾问职务，此次人事调整旨在加强政策协调。

自李光耀政府上台以来，河俊京一直在总统府任职，并将负责更广泛的经济和社会政策。

金容范上个月因推出高风险的单只杠杆交易所交易基金和其他有争议的经济政策而受到批评，辞去了政策部长一职。

成基洪表示，河正勋已将公平增长和减少两极分化的努力纳入其增长战略。

贸易、工业和资源部副部长文新鹤将接替河成勋担任总统经济增长高级秘书。

宋永吉议员被任命为总统和平与外交特别顾问，金炳柱议员被任命为总统国防政策特别顾问。

发布于2026年10月1日下午1:54（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月1日下午2:20（韩国标准时间）

新任总统任命官员从左至右依次为：政策室长河俊京；经济增长高级秘书文信学；和平与外交特别顾问宋永吉；以及国防政策特别顾问金炳柱。图片由青瓦台提供。

青瓦台周四宣布，李在明总统任命总统府经济增长高级秘书河俊京为新任政策主任。

自李光耀政府执政以来一直在总统府任职的经济学家河健平，将在新职位上负责更广泛的经济和社会政策。

河接替了金容范，金容范上个月因推出高风险的单只杠杆交易所交易基金和其他有争议的经济政策而受到批评，辞去了政策部长一职。

“河正勋是一位杰出的学者，他将公平增长和减少两极分化的努力融入到他的增长战略中，”总统府公共关系和通讯高级秘书成基洪在新闻发布会上表示。

成表示，李显龙任命贸易、工业和资源部副部长文信学接替河成，担任总统经济增长高级秘书。

李明博还任命了曾任执政党共同民主党（DPK）党首的议员宋永吉为总统和平与外交特别顾问。

朝鲜民主主义人民共和国议员、前陆军上将金炳柱被任命为总统国防政策特别顾问。

此次人事任命标志着李光耀总统对其关键职位进行了重新调整。李光耀目前已执政第二年，他希望加强经济和社会政策之间的协调，并加快其政府的增长议程。