[Asset Disclosure] Health Minister Jung Eunkyung Reports 5.6 Billion KRW in Assets... 3.8 Billion KRW in Deposits

Apartment in Yongsan-gu, Seoul Valued at 1.2 Billion KRW

Jung Eunkyung, Minister of Health and Welfare, reported assets totaling approximately 5.6 billion KRW.

Jung Eunkyung, Minister of Health and Welfare
January 26, 2026
Photo by Jo Yongjun

According to the ad hoc asset registration details of high-ranking public officials released by the Government Public Official Ethics Committee on January 30, the combined assets of Minister Jung, her spouse, and their two children amounted to 5,672,172,000 KRW. This is similar to the 5,617,790,000 KRW reported during the personnel hearing in July of last year when she was a candidate.

First, Minister Jung declared deposits of 1,355,193,000 KRW under her name. Deposits under her spouse’s name amounted to 1,907,119,000 KRW.

The report also included an apartment in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, jointly owned by Minister Jung and her spouse, valued at 1,262,000,000 KRW.

Minister Jung’s spouse reported ownership of two plots of farmland in Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province, measuring 2,701 square meters (817 pyeong) and 2,786 square meters (843 pyeong), respectively. The spouse also held unlisted shares valued at 30,399,000 KRW.

Meanwhile, Minister Jung’s eldest son reported ownership of a 2024 Santa Fe Hybrid vehicle (43,440,000 KRW), deposits totaling 324,689,000 KRW, and stocks valued at 63,925,000 KRW. The younger son reported deposits of 187,076,000 KRW and stocks worth 62,490,000 KRW.

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