정세균 장관·김종갑 차관시절은 장관이 힘있는 정치인이어서 대외협상력이 탁월했고, 실무에 밝은 차관이 내부살림을 책임진 명콤비로 꼽힌다.
In the days of Minister Chung Sye-kyun and Vice Minister Kim Jong-gap, they were considered the great combination, as the minister was a powerful politician to have excellent foreign negotiations, and the vice minister, who was well-informed in handling internal affairs, was in charge of domestic affairs.