Kim Jungwoo Steps Down as Blue House Situation Room Chief; Kim Taegun Named Successor as Secretary for Autonomous Development

Kim Jungwoo, chief of the Situation Room, announces his resignation on Facebook
"Leaving the Blue House, where graduating is harder than getting in"

Kim Jungwoo, chief of the Blue House Situation Room, retired on November 8. Kim Taegun, the Blue House secretary for autonomous development, is reportedly set to succeed him.

According to the Blue House, the newly appointed chief of the Situation Room, Kim Taegun, is expected to take up the post starting that day. Kim is from Hoengseong, Gangwon Province, and previously worked as a civic activist in the Ulsan area. He served as the first chair of the Ulsan Autonomous Police Commission, as well as secretary-general of Ulsan Citizens' Solidarity and chair of the Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency's Human Rights Committee.

Kim Jeongwoo, chief of the Blue House National Situation Room, Yonhap News

Meanwhile, former Situation Room chief Kim Jungwoo announced his resignation in a Facebook post that day, writing, "I am leaving the Blue House, where graduating is harder than getting in." He said, "I have worked without a break for the past 470 days. Every day was filled with tension, but it was an immense honor to closely assist President Lee Jae-myung and work for the success of the government of popular sovereignty."

He continued, "Even a swan gliding gracefully across a lake is constantly paddling beneath the surface. The Situation Room, too, keeps watch over the full scope of state affairs out of public view rather than focusing on visible achievements. It is a post that requires us to work tirelessly behind the scenes and remain vigilant so that the state of affairs reflected in the eyes of the people can remain calm."

He added, "I am deeply grateful to my colleagues, who worked day and night alongside me, and to all the Blue House staff. You, who quietly carry out your duties behind the scenes, are a steadfast force sustaining the government of popular sovereignty."

Kim said, "I am now laying down this weighty responsibility. My time at the Blue House ends here, but my efforts toward the success of the government of popular sovereignty will continue. Wherever I am and whatever I do, I will do what I can, however small, to help build a country where the people are sovereign and their lives improve."

Kim is expected to prepare to run in the next general election, possibly in Gunpo Gap, Gyeonggi Province.

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