President Lee Jae Myung named Yonsei University Law School Professor Kim Jong-cheol the first chair of the Korea Media and Communications Commission(KMCC), 58 days after the commission launched operations.

Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung announced the nomination during a briefing on Friday. 

Kim previously served as a deputy chair of a presidential advisory committee on constitutional amendments, as chair of the Korean Association of Human Rights Law and as head of the Korean Society for Media Law, Ethics and Policy Research.

The KMCC will comprise seven members. The president will name two, including the chair; the ruling camp will recommend two; and the opposition camp will appoint three.

The commission is tasked with regulating broadcasting and communications services, protecting their users and other matters required to maintain the independence of broadcasting.