 ▲ 유상임 과학기술정보통신부 장관 후보자가 18일 오전 용산 대통령실 청사에서 열린 정무직 인선 발표 브리핑에서 지명 소감을 밝히고 있다. © 뉴시스 |
윤석열 대통령이 18일 과학기술정보통신부 장관 후보자로 유상임 서울대 교수(65)를 지명했다. 또 차관급 민주평화통일자문회의 사무처장에 태영호 전 국민의 힘 의원, 중소벤처기업부 차관에 김성섭 대통령실 중소벤처비서관, 국무조정실 국무 2차장엔 남형기 국무조정실 국정운영실장을 각각 내정했다.
정진석 대통령 비서실장은 이날 오전 용산 대통령실 브리핑을 통해 이같은 인선 사안을 전했다.
유 후보자는 서울대 무기재료공학과를 졸업하고 미국 아이오와주립대에서 재료공학 박사 학위를 취득 후 미 항공우주국(NASA) 에임즈연구센터 박사 후 연구원·일본 철도종합기술연구소 선임연구원 등을 거쳐 한국초전도저온공학회·한국세라믹학회 회장을 지냈다.
지난 1998년부터 서울대 교수로 재직하며 신소재 공동 연구소장을 역임하는 등 재료공학 분야 원천기술 개발 및 연구를 이어왔다.
정 실장은 "대학에서 미래 연구자 양성에 매진하면서도 초전도 저온공학회·세라믹 학회 등에서 학회장으로 활동했다"며 "또 연구·개발(R&D) 정책·사업에 다수 참여하는 등 정부·산업계·학계 등과의 소통 경험도 풍부하다"고 전했다.
또 "과학기술 분야에서 오랜 연구 경험·경륜을 바탕으로 R&D 시스템 혁신을 비롯 첨단 기술 혁명 대전환기에 있는 우리나라 과학기술 정책을 강력히 이끌어 갈 적임자"라고 소개했다.
유 후보자는 지명 소감에서 "과학기술계에 산적한 현안 해결, 변화·혁신 주도, 4차 산업혁명 시대에 진입해 급격한 변화가 진행되고 있는 세계 조류에 적절하게 대응하고 나아가 우리나라가 선도할 수 있도록 혼신의 노력을 아끼지 않겠다"고 밝혔다.
또 연구개발(R&D) 예산 관련 과학계 소통 필요성을 묻는 질의에 "R&D는 선택·집중을 해야 한다"며 "원활한 소통 기능을 살려 꼭 필요한 R&D 예산이 무엇인지 각 기관 소속 분들과 적절성을 들여다보며 풀어나갈 생각"이라고 밝혔다.
이어 "4차 산업혁명 시대 가장 중요한 AI(인공지능)·양자·바이오 등 현 정부가 추진해온 주요 주제에 지원해 계속 뻗어나가 세계적 주도권을 가져갈 수 있도록 노력하고 싶다"고 전했다.
태 신임 사무처장은 북한 외무성에서 외교관으로 근무하다 한국으로 망명한 탈북민 출신으로 지난 제21대 국민의 힘 소속 국회의원으로 국회 외교통일위원회에서 활동했다.
대통령실은 "태 사무처장은 북한 실상에 대한 생생한 경험과 국회 외통위에서 활동한 전문성을 갖췄다"며 "이를 바탕으로 자유민주주의에 기반한 평화통일 정책 수립을 지원하고 국내외 지지를 끌어낼 적임자"라고 소개했다.
경제학 박사 출신 김 차관은 현 정부 출범 시작부터 중소벤처비서관으로 재직했고 이론·실무를 겸비한 점이 발탁 배경으로 꼽혔다.
대통령실은 "이론에 능통할 뿐만 아닌 창업부터 육성에 이르는 실무 정책을 모두 다룬 정책전문가로 우리 경제 허리를 단단하게 책임질 적임자"라고 전했다.
남 차장은 현 정부 출범부터 국조실 국정운영실장으로 재직하며 국정 철학에 대한 이해가 깊고 다양한 정책을 조율한 경험이 발탁 배경으로 꼽혔다.
대통령실은 "폭넓은 시야·뛰어난 정무감각을 바탕으로 국무총리를 보좌하여 속도감 있게 규제혁신을 추진하는 한편 경제 역동성 회복을 위한 제반 정책을 조율해나갈 적임자"라고 소개했다.
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President Yoon Seok-yeol nominates Minister of Science and Technology Yoo Sang-im and Secretary General of the National Unification Federation for Democracy Tae Young-ho.
Vice Minister of SMEs and Startups Kim Seong-seop, Secretary to the President for Small and Medium Venture Business, and 2nd Deputy Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination Nam Hyeong-gi, Director of the Office for Government Affairs of the Office for Government Policy Coordination were appointed respectively.
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President Yoon Seok-yeol nominated Seoul National University Professor Sang-im Yoo (65) as a candidate for Minister of Science and ICT on the 18th. In addition, Tae Young-ho, former member of the People's Power Party, was appointed as the Secretary General of the Vice Minister-level Democratic and Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, Kim Seong-seop, Secretary for Small and Medium Venture Business in the President's Office, was appointed as Vice Minister of SMEs and Startups, and Nam Hyeong-ki, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, was appointed as Second Deputy Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination.
Presidential Chief of Staff Jeong Jin-seok announced the appointment issue through a briefing at the Yongsan Presidential Office this morning.
Candidate Yoo graduated from Seoul National University's Department of Inorganic Materials Engineering and earned a doctorate in materials engineering from Iowa State University in the U.S. After working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center and a senior researcher at the Japan Research Institute of Railway Technology, the Korea Society of Superconducting and Low-Temperature Engineers and Korea. He served as president of the Ceramic Society.
Since 1998, he has been a professor at Seoul National University and has continued to develop and research original technologies in the field of materials engineering, including serving as the director of the Joint Research Institute for New Materials.
Director Jeong said, "While I was devoted to nurturing future researchers at university, I also served as president of the Society for Superconducting and Low-Temperature Engineering and the Ceramics Society," adding, "I also had experience communicating with the government, industry, and academia by participating in many research and development (R&D) policies and projects." “It is also abundant,” he said.
He also introduced him as "the right person to strongly lead our country's science and technology policy in creating a high-tech revolution, including R&D system innovation, based on his long research experience and experience in the field of science and technology."
In his nomination remarks, Candidate Yoo said, "I will do my best to resolve pending issues in the science and technology world, lead change and innovation, respond appropriately to the global trends that are rapidly changing as we enter the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and help our country lead the way." “I will spare no effort,” he said.
In addition, in response to a question asking about the need for communication in the scientific community regarding the research and development (R&D) budget, he said, "R&D must be selective and focused," and "By utilizing the function of smooth communication, we will look into the appropriateness of the necessary R&D budget with people from each organization to resolve it." “Thoughts,” he said.
He continued, “I want to support the major topics promoted by the current government, such as AI (artificial intelligence), quantum, and bio, which are the most important in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and strive to continue to expand and take global leadership.”
The new Secretary-General Tae is a former North Korean defector who worked as a diplomat at the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then took refuge in South Korea. He served in the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the National Assembly as a member of the 21st People Power Party National Assembly.
The President's Office said, "Secretary-General Tae has vivid experience with the reality of North Korea and expertise from working in the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Communications Committee," and added, "Based on this, he is the right person to support the establishment of a policy for peaceful unification based on liberal democracy and attract support at home and abroad."
Vice Minister Kim, who has a doctorate in economics, has served as secretary for small and medium-sized ventures since the launch of the current government, and his combination of theory and practice was cited as a reason for his selection.
The President's Office said, "He is not only fluent in theory, but is also a policy expert who handles practical policies ranging from start-ups to growth, and is the right person to take responsibility for strengthening our economy."
Deputy Director Nam has served as the head of the Office of Government Affairs since the launch of the current government, and his deep understanding of the philosophy of state administration and his experience in coordinating various policies were cited as reasons for his selection.
The President's Office introduced him as "the right person to assist the Prime Minister with a broad perspective and excellent political sense to promote regulatory innovation with a sense of speed while coordinating various policies to restore economic dynamism."
