Seo Seung-man Appoints National Jeongdong Theater CEO..a clash between the ruling and opposition parties

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With comedian Seo Seung-man (62) appointed as the CEO of the National Jeongdong Theater, the ruling and opposition parties fought over the issue.

Seo was appointed as the CEO of the National Jeongdong Theater on the 10th. The term of office is three years.

Park Sung-hoon, a spokesman for People's Power, said in a commentary on the 11th, "He is an outspoken code person who considers the head of a public cultural institution as the spoils of the government, and a typical boeun person to take care of his own family," adding, "Moreover, as actor Jang Dong-jik, who publicly supported President Lee during the recent presidential election, the entire core positions of the Chungdong Theater are actually filled with people close to the government."

In response, floor spokesman Baek Seung-ah refuted in a written briefing on the same day, saying, "Public institution personnel should be evaluated not as a political frame, but as objective qualifications and the possibility of performing roles."

CEO Seo is a cultural artist who has been acting, directing, and representing social groups for 40 years since his debut, and is an expert with both field and theory, including a doctorate degree, he said. "What we need now is not stigma, but a cold and responsible verification of future operations and performances."

Meanwhile, the new CEO Seo has worked as a broadcaster since his debut with the MBC Gag Contest in 1982, and served as the CEO of the theater company Sangsang Nanum and the small theater Sangsang Nanum Theater.

Since President Lee Jae-myung was governor of Gyeonggi-do Province, he has publicly expressed his support through social media and others, and in the April 10 general elections in 2024, he ran as a candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea, a proportional satellite party of the Democratic Party of Korea, but failed.

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