The government’s property policy symbol Kim Hyun-mi, Choi Jang-soo, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ‘Title’

Check-in 2020.09.19 06:00

On the 19th, the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, Kim Hyun-mi, together with the former Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Jeong Jong-hwan, became the oldest Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in the history. From the 20th, he will become the only ‘Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport with more life’. Minister Kim, who served as Minister of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport just after the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in administration, is recognized by the public as the ‘face’ of the Moon government’s real estate policy, which has commanded 23 real estate measures.

According to the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport, Minister Kim took office on June 21, 2017 and turns 1,187 days after taking office on 19. The former Minister of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport was former Minister Jeong Jong- hwan, who served as minister for 1187 (from February 29, 2008 to May 30, 2011) during the Lee Myung-bak administration.

Minister Kim, who has been awarded the title of “longest-serving Minister of Lands”, is a representative head of the ministry whom President Moon fully trusts. Even in a situation where criticism continues to emerge over the failure of the housing policy, President Moon showed confidence in empowering Minister Kim. On July 2, President Moon invited Minister Kim Hyun-mi to discuss and order real estate policy in place of Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Ministry of Strategy and Finance, an economic control tower.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is responsible for housing policy, but real estate policy is usually run by the Ministry of Finance, which encompasses problems in the broader economy as taxes and finance are intertwined. In this situation, it was assessed that “Minister Kim proved himself the effective minister of this government” from within and outside the government after receiving a report calling Minister Kim, not Vice Premier Hong.

In addition to receiving the confidence of the president, Minister Kim also faced public criticism while leading real estate policy. In particular, the point that is frequently criticized is the change in perception and discourse of reality where there are consensuses and people’s gaps. On the 16th, Minister Kim was also criticized for his realization, noting that “the rise in property prices has been stopped due to government measures.

On July 22, citing statistics from the Korea Appraisal Board, they were struck by saying, “Due to the Moon Jae-in administration, housing prices in Seoul increased by 11% and apartment prices by 14%. % “. On the 16th, the Hana Financial Research Institute reported: “Analysis of National Real Estate Transaction Trends Using Court Registry Data”, “The price of apartments in Seoul increased by approximately 45.5% between May 2017 and May 2020 after the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in administration. ” He also said that.

A representative example of “trade words” is a policy related to the rental business. Previously, Minister Kim appeared on YouTube’s Blue House for Real Estate Countermeasures on August 2, 2017 and said: “If you register as a rental business, you will receive tax and financial benefits.” However, recently, the government is in the process of abolishing the system by blocking new registrations for apartment rental companies.

At the time, he also said on YouTube that “I cannot say that the housing supply is insufficient.” However, the government said it would supply a total of 132,000 households to the metropolitan area through the measures of August 4 of this year, three years later. In fact, it is recognizing the lack of housing supply and doing everything possible to prepare new sources of supply. The government unearthed public lands throughout the metropolitan area and violated the land to build a house by joining together the military-owned Taereung golf course and the site of the Gwacheon government office.

Despite such critical evaluation of public opinion, the evaluation of Minister Kim of the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport is favorable. Among past land ministers, there is even a history that is said to be “the best minister for employees.”

An official from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said: “(Minister Kim) saves energy for employees.” A senior official from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport also said: “When you enter the minister’s report, you get the impression that you trust the people who listen and report your views.”

He is also a ‘strong minister’, a former third-level member of the National Assembly and receives credentials from the president, so the employees of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport are friendly to him. According to national protocol, it is thanks to Minister Kim that the voice of the Ministry of Lands, which is the lower part of the government department, has gradually increased because of the government. A government official from another economic department that works with the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport said: “We hope that a minister will come to give us power, rather than a minister who complains about the details.”