China News Agency, Seoul, April 14 (Reporter Liu Xu) On the 14th local time, South Korean President-elect Yin Xiyue announced the last batch of cabinet candidates, plus the previously announced nominations for 16 department heads and prime minister candidates, and the new South Korean cabinet will be formed. The work dust settles.
Yin Xiyue announced at a press conference on the same day that Zheng Huanggen, the former director of the Rural Development Department, was nominated as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Food, and Li Zhengzhi, the former secretary-general of the Labor Development Foundation, was nominated as the Minister of Employment and Labor.
In the list of candidates for the new cabinet announced the day before, Kim In-chul was nominated as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Han Dong-hoon as Minister of Justice, Park Jin as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kwon Ning-sae as Minister of Unification, and Lee Sang-min as Executive The Minister of Safety, Han Hwa-jin is the Minister of Environment, Cho Seung-hwan is the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, and Lee Young is the Minister of Small and Medium Venture Enterprises.
Yin Xiyue also nominated Jin Daqi as the head of the presidential secretary office.
In the list of cabinet members announced on the 10th, Choo Kyung-ho was nominated as Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and Minister of Planning and Finance, Lee Jong-sub as Minister of Defense, Lee Chang-yang as Minister of Industry, Commerce and Resources, Won Hee-ryong as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Lee Jong-ho He is the Minister of Science, Technology, Information and Communications, Jung Ho-young, the Minister of Health and Welfare, Park Bo-jeong, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Kim Hyun-sook, the Minister of Women and Family.
According to relevant Korean laws, all cabinet nominees are subject to parliamentary hearings.
With the exception of the Prime Minister, nominees can be finally appointed whether or not Congress passes them.
On the 3rd of this month, Yoon Seok-hye nominated Han Deok-soo as Prime Minister.
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