Lee appoints finance, defense and land ministers

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday approved the appointments of three Cabinet ministers, Cheong Wa Dae said. The appointees are Lee Hyoung-il, deputy prime minister and minister of finance and economy; Kang Shin-chul, minister of national defense; and Hong Jee-sun, minister of land, infrastructure and transport. The National Assembly’s Finance and Economy Planning Committee adopted Lee Hyung-il’s confirmation hearing report Thursday with bipartisan agreement. The report included a favorable asse

Source: The Korea Herald