Posted : 2021-01-20 10:20
Updated : 2021-01-20 13:29
Chung Eui-yong, former top security advisor to President Moon Jae-in, has been named as the new foreign minister. Korea Times file
President Moon Jae-in has picked Chung Eui-yong, former director of national security at Cheong Wa Dae, as his new foreign minister, Moon s office announced Wednesday.
He also nominated Hwang Hee, a ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker, as culture minister and Kwon Chil-seung, another DP lawmaker, as SMEs and startups minister in a partial Cabinet reshuffle, according to Chung Man-ho, senior presidential secretary for public communication.
The nominees face confirmation hearings at the National Assembly, the dates of which have yet to be set.
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South Korean President Appoints New Interior, Health Ministers In Cabinet Reshuffling
The National Assembly of South Korea has received reports on the results of the two candidates confirmation hearings, executive office Cheong Wa Dae announced.
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has appointed Jeon Hae-Cheol of the ruling Democratic Party as the country s new Minister of Interior and Safety and Kwon Deok-Cheol as the new minister for Korea Health Industry Development Institute. According to sources of ANI, Jae-in told the parliament that the two ministers had successfully passed the hearings which confirmed their candidacies. The South Korean President allocated the positions to the new ministers as a part of the planned cabinet reshuffle.
(2nd LD) Moon approves ministry’s decision on punishing top prosecutor: Cheong Wa Dae December 16, 2020
President Moon Jae-in has approved the justice ministry’s decision to suspend South Korea’s top prosecutor from duty for two months, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.
The measure against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl over multiple charges of ethical and legal misdeeds came after the ministry’s disciplinary committee voted to punish him in a marathon session that ended early Wednesday morning.
President Moon approved the decision at 6:30 p.m. after Choo visited his office at 5 p.m. for a related briefing to the president, according to Chung Man-ho, senior presidential secretary for public communication. The measure immediately went into effect.