South Korean President Moon Jae-in picks new PM
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated former Interior Minister Kim Boo-kyum as the new Prime Minister during a cabinet reshuffle, the presidential Blue House said.
| 17 April 2021 6:05 AM GMT
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated former Interior Minister Kim Boo-kyum as the new Prime Minister during a cabinet reshuffle, the presidential Blue House said. Kim will become the third Prime Minister of the Moon government, which was inaugurated in May 2017, if the nomination is approved in the parliamentary confirmation hearings, reports Xinhua news agency. The President also replaced five other Ministers. Lim Hye-sook was named as the Minister of Science and ICT, and Moon Sung-wook was picked as the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. An Kyung-duk was nominated as the Minister of Employment and Labour, while Noh Hyeong-ouk was selected as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Park
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Democratic Party have been struggling with plummeting ratings in recent months AFP/JEON HEON-KYUN
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SEOUL: In a sweeping reshuffle, South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday (Apr 16) replaced the prime minister and six other Cabinet members in a bid to revive his party, after devastating local election defeats, and his policy agenda.
Moon named Kim Boo-kyum, a former interior minister and four-term lawmaker, to succeed Chung Sye-kyun as prime minister, and nominated new ministers of land, industry, fisheries, labour, and science and technology.
S.Korean Prez picks new PM in Cabinet reshuffle
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Prime Minister nominee Kim Boo Kyum speaks to reporters after arriving at a temporary office in Seoul.(PHOTO:YONHAPNEWS AGENCY/dpa/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Seoul, April 16 : South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated former Interior Minister Kim Boo-kyum as the new Prime Minister during a cabinet reshuffle, the presidential Blue House said.
Kim will become the third Prime Minister of the Moon government, which was inaugurated in May 2017, if the nomination is approved in the parliamentary confirmation hearings, reports Xinhua news agency.
The President also replaced five other Ministers.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in, speaks during a ceremony of the 102nd anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement Day in Seoul, South Korea, March 1, 2021. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
In a sweeping reshuffle, South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday replaced the prime minister and six other cabinet members in a bid to revive his party, after devastating local election defeats, and his policy agenda.
Moon named Kim Boo-kyum, a former interior minister and four-term lawmaker, to succeed Chung Sye-kyun as prime minister, while nominated new ministers of land, industry, fisheries, labour, and science and technology.
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