 ▲ 윤석열 대통령이 7일 용산 대통령실 청사에서 신임 민정수석에 김주현 전 법무차관(오른쪽) 임명 사안을 직접 발표하며 소개하고 있다. © 뉴시스 |
윤석열 대통령이 7일 민정수석비서관실을 신설하고 김주현 전 법무차관을 신임 민정수석에 임명했다.
윤 대통령은 이날 오전 용산 대통령실에서 김 수석 임명을 직접 발표하면서 "이번에 민정수석실을 설치키로 했다"며 "민정수석실 복원 이유는 민심 청취 기능 강화로 국민을 위해 설치한 것"이라고 밝힌 후 김 수석을 직접 소개했다.
그러면서 "(민정수석실 부재로) 아무래도 민심 청취 기능이 너무 취약해 그동안 취임 이후부터 언론 사설부터 주변 조언이나 이런 것들을 많이 받았다"며 "'모든 정권서 다 둔 기능, 이유가 있어 하는 건데 민정 업무가 제대로 되지 않는다고 해 고심했다"고 말했다.
또 "과거 김대중 대통령도 역기능을 우려해 법무비서관실만 두셨다가 결국 취임 2년 만에 다시 민정수석실을 복원하셨다"며 "저도 민정수석실을 복원하는게 좋겠다 생각했다"고 밝혔다.
이어 "지난 번 이재명 대표와 회담할 때도 야당 대표단이 민심 청취 기능에 대한 지적을 했고, '대통령 참모들이 일선 민심이 대통령에게 잘 전달 안 되는거 같다'(말해) 저도 민정수석실 복원을 얘기한 바 있다"고 덧붙였다.
더불어 야권이 부인 김건희 여사 '명품가방 수수' 의혹 등 윤 대통령 관련 '사법 리스크' 방어 목적으로 민정수석실을 설치한 게 아니냐는 주장을 제기한다는 질의 관련해선 "국민을 위해 설치한 것"이라고 선을 그었다.
윤 대통령은 "사법 리스크가 있다면 제가 해결할 문제지 저에 대해 (문제가) 제기된 게 있다면 제가 설명하고 풀어야지 민정수석이 할 일은 아니라 생각한다"고 덧붙였다.
또 김 수석 임명에 대해 "민심 정보라 하지만 결국 정보를 수집하고 다루는 일이기 때문에 우리나라뿐 아닌 세계 어느 나라서도 정보를 다루는 부서는 꼭 법률가가 지휘하면서 정부 자체가 법치주의 테두리 안에서 이뤄질 수 있도록 하고 있다"고 지적했다.
이어 "그렇기에 과거 역대 정권서도 법률가 출신들 대부분 검사 출신들이 민정수석을 맡아온 거라 생각한다"며 "종전에도 공직기강·법률 업무를 서로 따로 두는 것보다 비서실장이 법률가가 아니기에 이 둘을 좀 조율하는 수석 필요성이 제기된 바가 있다"고 덧붙였다.
이 자리에서 김 신임 수석은 "앞으로 가감없이 민심을 청취해 국정 운영에 반영될 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠다"며 "그동안 민정수석실을 쭉 역대 정부서 운영해왔는데 민심 청취 기능이 부족하단 말씀·지적들이 있었다"고 말했다.
이어 "각 정책현장서 이뤄지고 있는 국민들 불편함·문제점이 있다면 국정에 잘 반영될 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠다"고 소감을 전했다.
그러면서 "없던 민정비서관실을 새롭게 만들어 주로 민심을 청취하는 기능을 하게 되겠다"며 "민정비서관실서 (수사 정보 등을) 어떻게 운영해나갈 건지 하는 것들은 차차 검토해나가겠다"고 덧붙였다.
대통령실은 인선 배경에 대해 "법무행정을 두루 경험했고 풍부한 대 국회·언론 경험을 갖고 있다"고 전했다．
신설 민정수석실 산하엔 기존 비서실장 직속 공직기강·법률비서관실이 이동하며 민정비서관실이 신설될 예정이고 전 정부까지 사정 업무를 담당한 반부패비서관실은 두지 않는다.
이번 민정수석실 신설로 대통령실은 3실장(비서실·정책실·국가안보실)·7수석(정무·홍보·시민사회·경제·사회·과학기술·민정) 체제로 확대됐다.
서울 출신 김 수석은 서라벌고·서울법대 졸업 후 사법연수원을 18기로 수료하고 지난 1989년 서울지검에서 검사 생활을 시작한 가운데 그간 법무부 기획조정실장·검찰국장·법무차관·대검 차장검사 등을 역임했다.
 ▲ 김주현 신임 민정수석이 7일 용산 대통령실 청사에서 소감을 밝히고 있다. © 뉴시스 |
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President Yoon Seok-yeol establishes the Office of Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs...former Deputy Minister of Justice Kim Joo-hyun appointed
“It is weak in listening to public sentiment, so it is installed for the benefit of the people, and every government has a reason to put it in place and takes great pains to give advice. Chief Kim listens to public sentiment without adding or subtracting and reflects it in state affairs.”
-kihong Kim reporter
On the 7th, President Yoon Seok-yeol established the Office of Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs and appointed former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Joo-hyun as the new Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs.
President Yoon directly announced the appointment of Chief Kim at the Yongsan Presidential Office this morning, saying, "This time, we have decided to establish the Office of Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs," and "The reason for restoring the Office of Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs is to strengthen the function of listening to public sentiment which was established for the benefit of the people." was introduced directly.
At the same time, he said, "(due to the absence of the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs), the function of listening to public opinion was very weak, so since taking office, I have received a lot of advice from people around me, from media editorials," and "All administrations have functions that are in place for a reason, but civil affairs work is not done properly." “I was worried because they said it wouldn’t work,” he said.
He also said, "In the past, President Kim Dae-jung only had the Office of the Secretary for Justice due to concerns about dysfunction, but eventually restored the Office of the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs two years after taking office. I also thought it would be a good idea to restore the Office of the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs."
He continued, "During my last meeting with Representative Lee Jae-myung, the opposition party delegation pointed out the function of listening to public sentiment, and said, 'It seems that the president's staff is not conveying public sentiment to the president well.' I also talked about restoring the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs." He added.
In addition, in response to a question about whether the opposition party was raising the claim that the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs was established for the purpose of defending against 'judicial risks' related to President Yoon, such as the suspicion of his wife Kim Kun-hee's 'receipt of luxury bags', he drew a line by saying, "It was established for the people." .
President Yoon added, "If there is a judicial risk, it is a matter for me to resolve. If there is a (problem) raised against me, I should explain and resolve it, not the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs."
Regarding the appointment of Chief Kim, he said, "It is said to be information on public opinion, but in the end, it is about collecting and handling information, so not only in our country but in any country in the world, the department that handles information is always led by a lawyer to ensure that the government itself is carried out within the framework of the rule of law." pointed out.
He continued, “I think that’s why, even in past administrations, most of the former lawyers and former prosecutors served as senior secretary for civil affairs. Rather than keeping public service discipline and legal work separate, there is a need for the chief secretary to coordinate the two since the chief of staff is not a lawyer.” “This has been raised,” he added.
At this meeting, the new Senior Secretary Kim said, "From now on, I will do my best to listen to the public's opinion without hesitation and reflect it in the operation of state affairs." He said.
He then expressed his feelings, saying, “If there are any inconveniences or problems that the people have in each policy field, I will do my best to ensure that they are well reflected in national affairs.”
He added, “We will create a new Office of the Secretary for Civil Affairs, which did not exist before, and its function will be primarily to listen to public opinion. We will gradually review how the Office of the Secretary for Civil Affairs will operate (investigative information, etc.).”
Regarding the background of the selection, the President's Office said, "He has extensive experience in legal administration and has abundant experience in the National Assembly and the media."
Under the new Office of Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs, the Office of Public Service Discipline and Legal Affairs will be moved under the existing Chief of Staff, and the Office of Secretary for Civil Affairs will be newly established, and the Office of Anti-Corruption Secretary, which was in charge of assessment work until the previous administration, will not be established.
With the establishment of the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, the Office of the President was expanded into a system of 3 Directors (Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, and Office of National Security) and 7 Senior Secretaries (Government Affairs, Public Relations, Civil Society, Economy, Society, Science and Technology, and Civil Affairs).
Chief Kim, who is from Seoul, graduated from Seorabeol High School and Seoul Law School, completed the 18th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and began his career as a prosecutor at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office in 1989. He served as the head of the Ministry of Justice's Planning and Coordination Office, director of the prosecution, deputy attorney general, and deputy chief prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
