National Presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom resigns Presidential chief of staff for policy Kim Yong-beom has offered to resign, and President Lee Jae Myung has accepted his resignation, a presidential spokesperson said Tuesday. Kim tendered his resigna

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Kim Yong-beom, senior presidential policy secretary, speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 25, 2026. (Yonhap)
Kim Yong-beom, senior presidential policy secretary, speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 25, 2026. (Yonhap)

Presidential chief of staff for policy Kim Yong-beom has offered to resign, and President Lee Jae Myung has accepted his resignation, a presidential spokesperson said Tuesday.

Kim tendered his resignation the previous day, and Lee accepted it earlier Tuesday, spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said at a press briefing. (Yonhap)

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