{
  "id": 4366647,
  "title": "Lee nominates 6 ministers in Cabinet shuffle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lee-nominates-6-ministers-in-cabinet-shuffle-4366647",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T07:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 six key ministers in a move characterized as largely routine despite falling approval ratings. The presidential chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, made the nominations at a briefing at Cheong Wa Dae. Lee Hyoung-il, first vice minister of finance and economy, will serve as deputy prime minister for economic affairs and minister of finance and economy, bringing extensive expertise in both domestic and international economics. Additionally, Kang Shin-chul, a former deputy commander of the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, has been appointed as defense minister, while Rep. Kim Seung-won of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea has been named justice minister.",
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    "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."
}