Kim Yong-beom, policy chief at the Office of the President, tendered his resignation to President Lee Jae-myung on August 31, and the president accepted it on September 1. Newsis and YTN reported these developments, citing a briefing by the Office of the President’s senior spokesperson.
Key Changes
Two stages of change have been confirmed in this personnel matter.
- Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom tendered his resignation on August 31.
- President Lee Jae-myung accepted the resignation on September 1.
Kim Yong-beom was appointed as the first policy chief of the Office of the President under the Lee Jae-myung administration on June 6, 2025. Official records from the Office of the President also show that, on July 25, 2026, he gave a briefing related to a global AI and economic event in his capacity as policy chief at the Blue House.
The key points officially confirmed at present are the timing of the resignation tender and the acceptance of the resignation.
Current Status
The resignation and its acceptance have been confirmed through multiple reports citing a briefing by the Office of the President. However, the specific reason for the resignation has not been confirmed through an official explanation from the office. Therefore, the resignation cannot be attributed to a single-stock leveraged product or any other specific policy issue.
The appointment of a successor policy chief has also not been confirmed in the materials reviewed. Until a follow-up announcement is made, it cannot be considered established that a successor or a new policy coordination system has been decided.
Impact
During Kim Yong-beom’s tenure, economic and financial issues and policy coordination were among the areas handled by the Office of the President. In April 2026, the Financial Services Commission established the basis for introducing single-stock leveraged ETFs and other products, and in July it announced supplementary measures to protect investors. However, these policy materials are official records of institutional changes and do not confirm the reason for Kim Yong-beom’s resignation.
Following the acceptance of the resignation, readers should focus on the following:
- Whether the appointment of a successor policy chief is announced
- Whether the Office of the President provides any additional official explanation of the resignation’s background
- Whether the economic and financial policy coordination system changes
Next Checkpoints
The first matters to verify are the appointment of a successor and any additional briefing from the Office of the President. It will then be necessary to examine how the new policy chief’s role and the coordination of economic and financial issues are presented.
The materials currently confirmed are based on information available as of the morning of September 1, 2026. Interpretations of the resignation’s background or the direction of government operations should be made only after additional official announcements are confirmed.