Event Brief
Lee Jae Myung chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik resigns
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 7:08 AM ET
Summary: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, offered to resign on Monday, the presidential office said. The move follows weeks of declines in Lee’s approval ratings, which have been partly blamed on failed ministerial nominations.
WHO: Kang Hoon-sik
WHAT: Offered to resign as chief of staff to President Lee Jae Myung
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: South Korea
WHY: The resignation offer followed weeks of declines in Lee Jae Myung’s approval ratings, partly blamed on failed ministerial nominations.
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