Presidential secretary resigns after son touts father's name on résumé Kim Jin-kook, the senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, resigned Tuesday after his son was revealed to have leveraged his father's position in multiple job applications to try to get employed. 2021.12.21
![Kim Jin-kook, pictured in a press conference in March, stepped down as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Tuesday after his son was found to have used his father's name in multiple job applications. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11423447.jpg?imageId=11423447&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)