New PM Kim Boo-kyum pledges to seek national unity on first day on job May 14, 2021 Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday that he will work toward pursuing national unity in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, as he began his official term as the administration’s third prime minister. “I will become a prime minister who thoroughly aims for national unity,” Kim said while arriving at the government complex in Seoul on his first day as prime minister. “The current struggle can be overcome only if we work together,” Kim added, referring to the ongoing new coronavirus pandemic. The new prime minister’s official term began Friday, as President Moon Jae-in approved his appointment at 7 a.m.