{
  "id": 4331702,
  "title": "Presidential office announces reshuffle of 6 ministerial posts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/presidential-office-announces-reshuffle-of-6-ministerial-posts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T03:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260830/presidential-office-announces-reshuffle-of-6-ministerial-posts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Presidential office in South Korea has announced a reshuffle of six ministerial posts, according to the Korea Times. President Lee Jae Myung has appointed Lee Hyoung-il, the first vice minister of economy and finance, to serve as deputy prime minister for economic affairs and minister of economy and finance. Kang Shin-chul, a former deputy commander of the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, has been named the new defense minister. Rep. Kim Seung-won of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) will take on the role of justice minister. Other appointments include Hong Jee-sun as the new head of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Lee So-young as head of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and Yong Hye-in as minister of gender equality and family. Additionally, Lee Hae-min from the minor Rebuilding Korea Party has been appointed as senior presidential secretary for AI future planning, while Lee Won-ju from the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has been appointed as president's secretary for energy transition policy.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Presidential office announces reshuffle of 6 ministerial posts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/presidential-office-announces-reshuffle-of-6-ministerial-posts-4333096",
        "published": "2026-08-30T03:27:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}