Kim Seung-won Nominated as New Justice Minister; Lee Hyung-il for Finance, Kang Shin-chul for Defense

Kim Seung-won, a two-term lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, has been selected as the nominee for the new Minister of Justice.

Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik announced during a briefing that President Lee Jae-myung has nominated candidates for six ministerial posts.

Lee Hyung-il, current 1st Vice Minister of Finance and Economy, was nominated as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy, while Kang Shin-chul, former Deputy Commander of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, was nominated as Minister of Defense.

Additionally, Hong Ji-sun, current 1st Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, was chosen as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Lee So-young as the Minister of SMEs and Startups; and Basic Income Party lawmaker Yong Hye-in as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, respectively.
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