President Moon Approves Jeon Hae-cheol and Kwon Deok-cheol Appointment Bills... Term Begins on the 24th (Update)

Jeon Hae-cheol, the newly appointed Minister of the Interior and Safety (left), is attending the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting for COVID-19 response held at the Government Seoul Office for the first time since his appointment on the morning of December 24, 2020. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] President Moon Jae-in appointed Jeon Hae-cheol, nominee for Minister of the Interior and Safety, and Kwon Deok-cheol, nominee for Minister of Health and Welfare, on the 24th, the Blue House announced. The terms of the two new ministers began at midnight on the same day.

The Blue House stated that President Moon approved the appointment of the two nominees the day before. This followed the adoption of the personnel hearing reports on the two nominees by the National Assembly's Administration and Security Committee and Health and Welfare Committee, respectively, the previous day.

Byun Chang-heum, nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Jung Young-ae, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, who were nominated together, have not yet completed the National Assembly personnel hearing procedures. The National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, which held a hearing for nominee Byun the day before, will resume its plenary session this morning to attempt to adopt the personnel hearing report. Despite controversies including remarks related to 'Guui Station Kim-gun,' the ruling Democratic Party holds the majority in the Land Committee, so the report is expected to be approved. The personnel hearing for nominee Jung will be held today.

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