Ad-hoc Asset Disclosure of Public Officials... Chairperson Moon Ae-ri Ranks '1st' with 8.3 Billion Won

The Government Public Ethics Committee announced the asset registration details of 100 individuals subject to the ad-hoc asset disclosure on March 20, 2026. The public official who reported the most assets in this disclosure is Moon Ae-ri, Chairperson of the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology under the Ministry of Science and ICT, reporting approximately 8.37 billion won.

Status of Public Officials with the Highest Total Assets

The subjects of this ad-hoc disclosure are high-ranking public officials whose obligation to register assets arose due to reasons such as new appointments, promotions, or retirements. According to the disclosed data, the top 5 individuals by assets are as follows.

• Moon Ae-ri, Chairperson of the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology: 8.37532 billion won
• Kim Eun-kyung, President of the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency: 7.92524 billion won
• Lim Sook-young, Former Deputy Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency: 7.03659 billion won
• Park Sung-hyuk, CEO of the Korea Tourism Organization: 6.30517 billion won
• Hong Chang-kwon, President of the Korea National Institute for Bioethics Policy: 6.04969 billion won

Asset Distribution and Characteristics of Key Figures

The assets of top-ranking public officials were found to consist mainly of real estate (land and buildings) and deposits. In the case of Chairperson Moon Ae-ri, who ranked 1st in assets, she reported land including a plot in Cheongpa-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (approx. 2.93 billion won), buildings such as commercial properties and an apartment (approx. 4.59 billion won), and deposits (approx. 1.31 billion won) as her main assets.

The 2nd place, President Kim Eun-kyung, had a high proportion of building assets, including an apartment in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, reporting a total of 6.56 billion won in buildings, and was found to hold 760 million won in deposits. In this asset disclosure, it also drew attention that not only traditional real estate, deposits, and stocks, but also virtual assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum were reported by some public officials and their family members.

Anyone can check the more detailed asset registration and changes of public officials on the Public Ethics System (peti.go.kr).