Yong Hye-in Reports 475.29 Million Won in Assets, Including Husband’s 122.66 Million Won in Party Salaries Over Five Years
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At a glance
- Ministerial nominee Yong Hye-in reported combined assets of 475.29 million won for herself, her husband, their son and her parents.
- Her declared assets included a 600 million-won apartment lease in Seoul, deposits, private loans and 450 million won in financial debt.
- Her husband, a senior Basic Income Party official, received 122.66 million won in party salaries over five years.
Ministerial nominee Yong Hye-in has reported 475.29 million won in assets held by herself, her husband, their eldest son and her parents, according to documents submitted to South Korea’s National Assembly.
Yong declared personal assets of 232.76 million won. The filing included a 600 million-won leasehold for an apartment in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, along with 52.66 million won in bank deposits, 100,000 won in political funds and a 30 million-won private loan. It also listed 450 million won in financial debt.
Her husband reported assets totaling 59.54 million won, including a 2023 XM3 hybrid vehicle valued at 23.36 million won, 16.18 million won in deposits and a 20 million-won private loan. He serves as a senior official of the Basic Income Party and received party salaries totaling 122.66 million won over five years: 9.65 million won in 2022, 14.79 million won in 2023, 25.78 million won in 2024, 33.44 million won in 2025 and 39 million won this year.
Yong’s father reported a jointly owned apartment in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, valued at 153.5 million won, as well as a 2010 Sonata, deposits and debt. Her mother reported the same apartment valuation, a 2021 Carnival vehicle worth 22.74 million won and 8.03 million won in deposits. Yong’s son, born in 2021, reported 8.91 million won in deposits.
Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.