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Lee Jae-Myung Names Woo Sang-Ho, Lee Kyu-Youn and Oh Kwang-Soo to Drive Reform Agenda

Their combined expertise in legislation, press relations, legal affairs underpins Lee’s push for unity alongside reform

Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik (2nd from L) announces the appointments of (from L to R) former four-term Democratic Party lawmaker Woo Sang-ho, former ranking prosecutor Oh Kwang-soo and former JTBC CEO Lee Kyu-youn, as the presidential secretaries for political affairs, civil affairs and public relations, respectively, at the presidential office in Yongsan on June 8, 2025. (Yonhap)
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Woo Sang-ho, new presidential secretary for political affairs, is shown in this photo provided by the presidential office on June 8, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Oh Kwang-soo, new presidential secretary for civil affairs, is shown in this photo provided by the presidential office on June 8, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • On June 8, President Lee appointed former Democratic Party lawmaker Woo Sang-ho as secretary for political affairs to strengthen ties with the National Assembly.
  • Veteran journalist and former JTBC CEO Lee Kyu-youn will serve as secretary for public relations and communication to drive the administration’s reform messaging.
  • Ex-prosecutor Oh Kwang-soo was named secretary for civil affairs to steer prosecutorial reform efforts under Lee’s leadership.
  • Woo’s tenure as DP floor leader and co-chair of Lee’s 2022 and 2025 campaigns equips him to bridge policy talks between the presidential office and lawmakers.
  • These appointments follow a June 6 reshuffle that brought in policy chief Kim Yong-beom and signal Lee’s push for bipartisan cooperation and sweeping government reforms.