Moon names Chung Eui-yong as new foreign minister

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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