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  "id": 4333096,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T03:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260830/presidential-office-announces-reshuffle-of-6-ministerial-posts"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korean government has announced a reshuffle of six ministerial positions, with President Lee Jae Myung nominating a series of new faces for key roles. Lee Hyoung-il, the first vice minister of economy and finance, will take on the additional duties of 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, will become the new defense minister. Additionally, Kim Seung-won, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), will assume the role of justice minister. Other notable appointments include Hong Jee-sun, who will lead the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Lee So-young, who will head the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. The minor Basic Income Party's Rep. Yong Hye-in has been appointed as minister of gender equality and family, while the Rebuilding Korea Party's Rep. Lee Hae-min has been named senior presidential secretary for AI future planning.",
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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",
        "published": "2026-08-30T03:22:03.000Z"
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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."
}