Parliamentary Committee Adopts Hearing Report for Land Minister Nominee
[Politics] : The National Assembly has adopted a report on the confirmation hearing for Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister nominee Hong Jee-sun. The Assembly’s Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on Monday held a plenary session and approved the report, which included both favorable and unfavorable ... [more...]
On Monday, a parliamentary committee confirmed Hong Jee-sun as the nominee for the position of Land Minister, setting the stage for his appointment. The decision was made unanimously by the land, infrastructure, and transport committee, although the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) found him unsuitable. PPP Rep. Yoo Ui-dong, who chairs the committee, explained that the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's positive evaluation of Hong was founded on his extensive experience and skills as a former official for the Gyeonggi provincial government and as the second vice land minister.
The PPP, on the other hand, assessed his appointment based on their belief that it would be challenging for him to implement principled policies due to his close ties with President Lee Jae Myung and the apparent failure of some of his previous projects, as stated by Yoo. Hong went through a confirmation hearing last week after being nominated by President Lee in late August.
He expressed his intention to leverage all resources from both the public and private sectors to swiftly provide housing in areas with high demand.
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