President Nominates Arms Procurement Chief as Justice Minister
The presidential office said Lee’s legal background and anti-corruption work qualify him to lead justice reforms after the post sat empty for more than two months.
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President nominates arms procurement chief as justice minister
President Lee Jae Myung nominated Defense Acquisition Program Administration chief Lee Yong-cheol as justice minister, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, after the post had remained vacant for more than two months. Lee, who heads Korea’s arms procurement agency, is a lawyer formerly affiliated with Lawyers for a Democratic Society, known as Minbyun, and has worked to protect human rights and promote democratic values, the presidential office said. He se…
On the 6th, President Lee Jae-myung nominated Defense Director Lee Yong-chul as a candidate for Attorney General. Seoul Regional Tax Commissioner Ahn Deok-soo was nominated as a candidate for the National Tax Commissioner. Choi Inho, President of Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG), was appointed as Chief Executive Secretary to the President's Office. President Lim Kwang-hyeon held a briefing at the Blue House this afternoon and reveal…
President Lee Jae-myung nominated Lee Yong-chul, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, as the candidate for Minister of Justice. Ahn Deok-su, head of the Seoul Regional Tax Office, was nominated as the Commissioner of the National Tax Service. Choi In-ho, president of the Korea Housing & Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG), was appointed as the Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House. During a Blue House briefing…
On the 6th, President Lee Jae-myung nominated Lee Yong-chul, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, as the candidate for Minister of Justice, and Ahn Deok-soo, head of the Seoul Regional Tax Office, as the candidate for Commissioner of the National Tax Service. He also appointed Choi In-ho, a former National Assembly member of the Democratic Party of Korea, as the Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House. Announ…
Lee nominates head of defense procurement agency as new justice minister
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Lee Yong-cheol, the incumbent chief of the defense procurement agency, as new justice minister, his chief of staff said Friday.Lee also nominated Ahn Duk-su as chief of the National Tax
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