On June 21, South Korean President Moon Jae-in nominated three Blue House secretaries, including the 25-year-old "Youth Secretary" who was still studying at a university, an appointment that immediately caused controversy.
According to Asia Economics, Moon Jae-in's nomination is as follows: Kim Han-gyu, a lawyer at Kim & Jang Law Firm, a well-known South Korean law firm, serves as the administrative secretary, park sung-hyun, a former supreme member of the Common Democratic Party, serves as the youth secretary, and Lee Seung-fu, director of the Education Safety Information Bureau of the Ministry of Education, serves as the education secretary.
Park Sung-hyun life photo
Of the three, 25-year-old Park Sung-hyun quickly became the focus of public opinion. Born in 1996, Park Sung-hyun is currently studying at the Department of Chinese Languages at Korea University, a prestigious university in South Korea, and is the youngest secretary of the Moon Jae-in government. She has ventured into politics as a member of the National Student Council of the Ruling Democratic Party of South Korea, and has served as the organization's youth spokesperson, the leader of the youth working group, the supreme committee member, and the chairman of the Youth Future Joint Conference.
A Spokeswoman for the Blue House said that he expected Park Sung-hyun, as a youth secretary, to stand on the side of youth, better understand the difficulties of young people, communicate with young people, and coordinate the formulation of policies that serve young people.
For Moon Jae-in's unusual appointment, the reaction of South Korean public opinion is polarized. Netizens who have supported it believe that the Blue House aims to win over young voters by supporting new people, and Park Sung-hyun's performance is worth looking forward to. However, some opponents said that Park Sung-hyun is only in his early 20s, lacks experience in policy coordination, and is difficult to smoothly coordinate youth policies with various departments of the Blue House, and the burden will be very large.
Source: Overseas Network/Liu Qiang
Source: Global Times