President Lee Jae-myung on Monday nominated four-term Democratic Party lawmaker Park Hong-keun as Minister of Planning and Budget. Hwang Jong-woo, chairman of international cooperation at the Korea Maritime Cooperation Center, was tapped for Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.
Presidential spokesperson Lee Gyu-yeon said in a briefing that "Rep. Park is an expert in national budget and policy, making him the right person to lead government budgeting." Regarding Hwang, Lee described him as "a Busan native who will spearhead the Arctic shipping route era and advance the completion of a maritime capital."
President Lee also appointed Chung Il-yeon, an attorney at Basis Law Firm, as chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, and Song Sang-kyo, former secretary-general of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Historical Events.
The president nominated Yoon Kwang-il, a professor at Sookmyung Women's University, and attorney Jeon Hyun-jung as candidates for the National Election Commission. Kang Nam-hoon, emeritus professor at Hanshin University, was named vice chairman of the Basic Society Committee, while Kim Ock-joo, a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine, was appointed chair of the National Bioethics Committee.
Meanwhile, for the prime minister-level Regulatory Rationalization Committee, Nam Goong-beom, advisor at S-1 Corporation, former Democratic Party lawmaker Park Yong-jin, and Lee Byung-tae, professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), were each appointed as vice chairmen.