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Kang Hoon-Sik, Who Left the Blue House, Said, “President Lee Is a Good person... I Was Impressed the Entire Time I Served him.”

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Former Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik has stepped down after completing a 499-day tenure. He expressed his resignation, taking responsibility for personnel controversies and declining approval ratings, and shared his respect and sentiments regarding President Lee Jae-myung. During his tenure, former Chief Kang oversaw major national agendas, including the South Korea-U.S. summit and energy supply and demand, and Lim Kwang-hyun has bee…

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Kang Hoon-sik, former Chief of Staff to the President, shared his reflections on the past 499 days on the 15th, recalling that he felt like a “dagger was flying” when President Lee Jae-myung apologized during a press conference. On his Facebook page that day, Kang wrote, “The President accepted my resignation today. I thought everything would flash before my eyes like a fleeting dream, but I was just lucky.

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Former Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik has stepped down after completing a 499-day tenure. He expressed his resignation, taking responsibility for personnel controversies and declining approval ratings, and shared his respect and sentiments regarding President Lee Jae-myung. During his tenure, former Chief Kang oversaw major national agendas, including the South Korea-U.S. summit and energy supply and demand, and Lim Kwang-hyun has bee…

Former Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, who has served since the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration, shared his thoughts on his resignation, stating, "The most agonizing day was the day of the President's press conference." On the 15th, former Chief of Staff Kang wrote on Facebook, "It has been quite a long time since I held a title," adding, "I have been contemplating this for quite some time. There were many agonizing nights because it f…

Kang Hoon-sik, former presidential secretary general, said on the 15th, “The desire to keep pace and do well was the greatest force that moved me for 499 days. The world was endless,” she thanked President Lee Jae-myung.” Director Kang Jeon, who left the Blue House after presiding over a daily affairs inspection meeting with the Cheongwadae staff on the same day, shared his impressions on Facebook, saying, “There were many moments of admiration …

Former Blue House Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik stated on the 15th, referring to President Lee Jae-myung’s apology at a press conference, “As the head of the Chief of Staff, I allowed the situation to reach a point where the President had to apologize. It is entirely my fault.” On his Facebook page that afternoon, former Chief Kang shared the background of his resignation and his reflections on his tenure…

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조선일보 broke the news on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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