Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, who began his official duties on Wednesday, contributed 100 million won ($92,000) to a local charity organization in a gesture to take care of citizens in need and prioritize the lives of the people.

Chung, 68, was formally appointed by President Park Geun-hye as her first prime minister on Tuesday after the National Assembly approved his nomination earlier in the day.

After paying a visit to the national cemetery as his first official duty, he visited the Community Chest of Korea in Seoul and donated the money asking for efforts to help those in need and to cultivate a sharing culture in the society, according to officials of the Prime Minister’s Office.

In his inauguration speech, Chung vowed to devise “customized employment and welfare programs” to take care of the lives of the people and to have President Park’s administrative philosophy that prioritizes “the happiness of the people” take root soon.

Chung was named to the post earlier this month, after serving as chief of Park’s ruling Saenuri Party’s candidate nomination committee ahead of last April’s general elections. Before that, he served as a public prosecutor for nearly 30 years and worked as a lawyer after retiring from public office. (Yonhap News)