{
  "id": 14381112,
  "title": "President Lee names National Tax Service head as new chief of staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/president-lee-names-national-tax-service-head-as-new-chief-of-staff-14381112",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T06:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261014/president-lee-names-national-tax-service-head-as-new-chief-of-staff"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung appointed the head of the National Tax Service, Lim Kwang-hyun, as his new chief of staff on Wednesday, according to his office. Lim succeeded outgoing chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, who had recently offered to resign due to declining approval ratings and controversy surrounding two Cabinet nominees who ultimately withdrew.\n\nKang described Lim as a former economic official-turned-politician with a wealth of administrative experience and political acumen. He stated that Lim's extensive experience in various positions at the NTS, combined with his political acumen, made him the ideal candidate to integrate public input into state affairs and accelerate progress through cooperation among the ruling party, government, and Cheong Wa Dae.\n\nPrior to his appointment as NTS chief in 2025, Lim served in multiple roles within the NTS. He relinquished his parliamentary seat to assume his current position. Lim accompanied Kang during the press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday appointed the head of the National Tax Service (NTS) as his new chief of staff, his office said. Outgoing chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik announced the appointment of Lim Kwang-hyun as his successor, weeks after he offered to resign amid Lee's falling approval ratings and controversy over the qualifications of two Cabinet nominees, who ultimately withdrew. \"(Lim)…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Lee names National Tax Service chief as new chief of staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/urgent-lee-names-national-tax-service-chief-as-new-chief-of-staff",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:33:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "President Lee names National Tax Service chief as new chief of staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/president-lee-names-national-tax-service-chief-as-new-chief-of-staff",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Lee Appoints National Tax Service Chief as Chief of Staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/lee-appoints-national-tax-service-chief-as-chief-of-staff",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:30:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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