뉴욕(미국)=김봉철 기자
President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointments of Lee Hyung-il as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Kang Shin-cheol as Minister of National Defense, and Hong Ji-sun as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on September 22. The president is currently in New York for the UN General Assembly.
Kang Yoo-jung, the chief spokesperson for the Blue House, announced that "President Lee has approved the appointment of the ministers after the National Assembly adopted the confirmation reports for Minister Lee, Minister Kang, and Minister Hong today."
The National Assembly adopted the confirmation reports for Minister Lee and Minister Kang on September 17, while Minister Hong's report was adopted on September 21.
If the appointment of Lee So-young as Minister of SMEs and Startups is also approved, four out of the six nominees announced for the second cabinet of the Lee Jae-myung administration last month will be appointed, excluding Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, and Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice.
The National Assembly's Committee on Trade, Industry, Energy, and SMEs adopted the confirmation report for Minister Lee with bipartisan agreement during a full committee meeting today.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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