Lee approves appointments of finance, defense, land minister nominees
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday approved the appointments of the minister nominees for finance, defense and land, his office said. Finance Minister nominee Lee Hyoung-il, Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul and Land Minister nominee Hong Jee-sun recently underwent confirmation hearings at the National Assembly, and their hearing reports were adopted by the respective parliamentary…
President Lee Jae Myung has approved the appointments of three minister nominees. The nominees are Lee Hyoung-il for finance, Kang Shin-chul for defense, and Hong Jee-sun for land.
They recently underwent confirmation hearings at the National Assembly. Their hearing reports were adopted by the respective parliamentary committees.
Lee signed off on their appointments after arriving in New York, where he is set to attend the U.N. General Assembly.
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