Minister of Justice nominee Park Beom-gye is arriving at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, where the confirmation hearing preparation office is located, on the morning of the 6th. January 6, 2021. <br>[Photo by Yonhap News]

Minister of Justice nominee Park Beom-gye is arriving at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, where the confirmation hearing preparation office is located, on the morning of the 6th. January 6, 2021.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] President Moon Jae-in approved the personnel hearing requests for Park Beom-gye, nominee for Minister of Justice, and Han Jeong-ae, nominee for Minister of Environment, on the afternoon of the 6th, the Blue House announced.


Kang Min-seok, spokesperson for the Blue House, stated in a written notice that "the personnel hearing requests were submitted to the National Assembly around 5 p.m."



According to related laws, the National Assembly must complete the hearing procedures by the 25th (within 20 days from the date the appointment consent requests were submitted).


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