Who’s shaping Lee administration? Closer look at transition committee

A group of experts, politicians and public officials has been developing a detailed road map for the next five years of the Lee Jae Myung government under the name of the State Affairs Planning Committee. The organization was patterned on the traditional transition committee, as Lee took office right after the June 3 snap election, without the usual two-month transition period. The committee is responsible for formulating key policy initiatives and structural reforms. Leading the effort is committee Chairperson Lee Han-joo, a longtime economic adviser to the new president. A former economics professor at Gachon University, he previously headed the Gyeonggi Research Institute and the Institute for Democracy, a think tank of the Democratic Party of Korea’s (DPK). Over their four-decade relationship, Lee Han-joo has played a central role in shaping the president's policy agenda, including proposals for basic income and local currency systems. The two first met in the 1980s while participating in civic activism in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, and Lee Han-joo went on to support Lee Jae MyuWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times