Byeon Chang-heum

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In this Korean name, the family name is Byeon.
Byeon Chang-heum
변창흠
卞彰欽
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byeon Chang-heum taking a commemorative photo with the Speaker of the National Assembly.jpg
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
In office
29 December 2020 – 16 April 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byKim Hyun-mee
Succeeded by (acting)
Noh Hyeong-ouk
CEO of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation
In office
29 April 2019 – 14 December 2020
Preceded by
Succeeded by (acting)
Personal details
Born (1964-08-14) 14 August 1964 (age 57)
Uiseong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Park Jong-hyo
ChildrenByeon Ye-seul
Byeon Hyun-jung
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationEducator

Byeon Chang-heum (Korean: 변창흠; Hanja: 卞彰欽; born 14 August 1964) is a South Korean educator who served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation from April 2019 to December 2020. On 4 December 2020, he was nominated the new Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, replacing the incumbent Kim Hyun-mee.[1]

Career[]

Early career[]

Following the graduation, Byeon worked as a lecturer at Chungbuk National University, Kangnam University, Yonsei University and Seoul National University.[2] Serving as the senior researcher at Seoul City Development Corporation (now ) from 1996 to 1999, he became the Professor of the Public Administration Department of Sejong University in 2003.[3][1] In 2014, he served as the Head of the Korea Centre for City and Environment Research.[3]

In November 2014, Byeon was appointed the CEO of the SH Corporation, under the then Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon.[1] The appointment had gained public attentions, as he was the first scholar to hold the position.[2] Under his tenure, the corporation changed its name to Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation in 2016.[2] Despite of his reform, he resigned in November 2017 due to blacklist controversy.[4]

His tenure as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation began on 29 April 2019.[5] He backed and fulfilled the housing policies of the Moon Jae-in government.[2] When he attended the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee of the National Assembly on 3 August 2020, he was asked by the Icheon MP about (among Lee Myung-bak, Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in) which government's real estate policy was the best.[1][6] Byeon replied that Moon's policy is the best.[1][6]

On 4 December 2020, he was nominated the new Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, replacing the incumbent Kim Hyun-mee.[1][7] As he became a minister-nominee, he resigned as the CEO of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation on 14 December.[8] Several netizens denounced his appointment as "similar" or "spicier" than the incumbent.[9]

On 12 March 2021, Byeon offered to tender his resignation to the President Moon Jae-in.[10] He left the office on 16 April.[11][12][13] His term was only 109 days,[12] making him as the shortest-serving Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.[13]

Controversies[]

On 18 December 2020, the office of , a People Power MP, revealed that Byeon had already made a defamatory remark against share house residents while he was the CEO of the SH Corporation on 30 June 2016.[14] The remark was "Those poor people should cook at their home, not buying outside foods. It's absolutely crazy."; where the "poor people" refers to "share house residents".[14] A day before, Park's office also revealed that Byeon had already made another remark against a victim of Guui station incident; saying "It was just nothing. The victim had to be careful."[15]

Personal life and education[]

After the graduation from Neungin High School, Byeon attended Seoul National University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics, a master's degree in urban planning and a doctorate in public administration.[2][1]

In 1992, he married to Park Jong-hyo, a professor at Konkuk University. Both has 2 daughters — Byeon Ye-seul and Byeon Hyun-jung.[2]

He is a Buddhist.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "[프로필] 변창흠 국토부 장관... 주거복지 중시하는 규제론자". 4 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "[Who Is ?] 변창흠 한국토지주택공사 사장". 13 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "변창흠 교수". Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "'블랙리스트' 논란 변창흠 사장 사퇴…SH, 직무대행 돌입". 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. ^ "변창흠 LH 사장 취임..."사람 먼저 생각하는 주거복지"". 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "변창흠 국토장관 내정자 "文정부 부동산정책은 최고"라 했다는데". 4 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ^ "[프로필]변창흠 LH 사장, 새 국토부 장관 내정…부동산 정책 바통 잇나". 4 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. ^ "변창흠 한국토지주택공사사장 퇴임". 14 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ^ ""세금 더 매겨야"…'빵장관 후임' 변창흠, 더 매운맛일까". 14 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  10. ^ "변창흠 국토부 장관 사의 표명…문 대통령 사실상 수용". 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. ^ "취임 109일만에 떠나는 변창흠 "국민 신뢰 국토부가 회복해야"". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "변창흠 109일만에 불명예 퇴임". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "'부동산 구원투수' 변창흠…'역대 최단기' 109일 만에 퇴장". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b "변창흠, SH사장 시절 "못사는 사람들, 미쳤다고 밥 사먹나"". 19 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  15. ^ "변창흠, SH사장 시절 "못사는 사람들, 미쳤다고 밥 사먹나"". 19 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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