President Moon Approves Appointment of Byeon Chang-heum and Jeong Young-ae... Term Begins on the 29th (Update)

Appointment Ceremony for New State Council Members Scheduled for the 29th

Minister Byeon Chang-heum of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] President Moon Jae-in approved the appointment of Byeon Chang-heum, nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Jeong Young-ae, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, on the 28th.

Kang Min-seok, spokesperson for the Blue House, announced this through a text notification in the afternoon. The terms of the two ministers will begin at midnight on the 29th. On the 29th, immediately after the Cabinet meeting, President Moon plans to hold a ceremony at the Blue House to present appointment letters to the newly appointed Cabinet members, including previously appointed Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Interior and Safety, and Kwon Deok-cheol, Minister of Health and Welfare.

Earlier, the National Assembly’s Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee and Gender Equality and Family Committee each held plenary sessions in the morning and adopted the personnel hearing reports on the two nominees.

Regarding Minister nominee Byeon, who was embroiled in controversy for dismissing the death of a non-regular subcontracted worker who died while repairing the screen door at Guui Station in Seoul as a "personal mistake," opposition parties including the Justice Party demanded his resignation and abstained from voting. However, the hearing report passed as the ruling party, which holds about two-thirds of the standing committee seats, unanimously approved it.

The hearing report on nominee Jeong was adopted unanimously by both ruling and opposition parties.

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