[Breaking] President Lee Jae Myung Approves Appointments of Lee Hyoung-il, Kang Shin-chul and Hong Ji-sun
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- 2026-09-22 08:29:42
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- 2026-09-22 08:29:42

[Financial News] President Lee Jae Myung approved on the 22nd the appointment proposals for Lee Hyoung-il as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Kang Shin-chul as Minister of National Defense, and Hong Ji-sun as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Kang Yoo-jung, senior presidential spokesperson at Cheong Wa Dae, said in a media notice that "President Lee approved today (the 22nd), Korea time, the appointment proposals for Lee Hyoung-il, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Kang Shin-chul, Minister of National Defense, and Hong Ji-sun, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, whose personnel hearing reports had been adopted."
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