{
  "id": 4365327,
  "title": "Lee nominates 6 ministers in Cabinet shuffle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lee-nominates-6-ministers-in-cabinet-shuffle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T07:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260830/lee-nominates-6-ministers-in-cabinet-shuffle"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has announced a Cabinet shuffle, replacing ministers in six key posts in a move described by experts as largely routine. Despite the routine nature of the reshuffle, it comes amid growing public criticism over the president's falling approval ratings. Kang Hoon-sik, President Lee's chief of staff, announced the nominations at a briefing at Cheong Wa Dae. Lee Hyoung-il, first vice minister of finance and economy, was appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs and minister of finance and economy. A career bureaucrat with expertise in both domestic and international economics, Lee previously held key posts at the finance ministry, the World Bank, and Statistics Korea. Kang Shin-chul, a former deputy commander of the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, has been named defense minister, while Rep. Kim Seung-won of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea has been appointed justice minister.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee nominates 6 ministers in major Cabinet reshuffle, including finance minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lee-nominates-6-ministers-in-major-cabinet-reshuffle-including",
        "published": "2026-08-30T03:11:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Finance minister resumes G20 trip after brief cancellation amid Cabinet reshuffle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/finance-minister-resumes-g20-trip-after-brief-cancellation-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-30T05:52:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}