Blue House: "Yong Hyein Voluntarily Decided to Ease Public Burden... Will Thoroughly Vet Appointments"

Yong Resigns Voluntarily 14 Days After Nomination

Blue House: "Follow-up Procedures Will Proceed According to Established Regulations"

On September 13, the Office of the President stated regarding the voluntary resignation of Yong Hyein, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, "We believe that the nominee made her own decision in order to reduce the burden on state affairs and people's livelihoods."

Kang Yoo-jung, chief spokesperson for the Office of the President, said in a press briefing that morning, "We respect the nominee's decision," and added this explanation.

Chief spokesperson Kang also remarked, "Any necessary follow-up procedures will proceed according to established regulations," and emphasized, "The Office of the President will do its utmost in verification and appointment to ensure that personnel selections meet the public's expectations."

At 11:30 a.m. that day, nominee Yong held a press conference at the National Assembly communication center and announced, "Today, I intend to step down from my ministerial nomination." Yong's voluntary resignation comes just 14 days after her nomination was announced.

Yong stated that demands from the ruling party were a factor in her resignation. She explained, "The Democratic Party of Korea conveyed their position that, given the lack of public consensus regarding concurrently holding the positions of proportional representation assembly member and minister, they hoped the nominee would make a decision considering the circumstances."

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