Kim In-cheol as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Lee Sang-min as Minister of the Interior in Yoon Administration (Update)

Former HUFS President Kim In-cheol... Yoon "Right person for Ministry of Education reform and higher education innovation"
Former Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Vice Chairman Lee Sang-min... Yoon "Will realize transparent and efficient public official personnel management"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Kim Hyemin and Jeong Donghoon] Kim Incheol, former president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, has been nominated as the first Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration. Lee Sangmin, former vice chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, was selected as Minister of the Interior and Safety, a position for which the principle of 'excluding politicians' was declared.

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announced the second cabinet lineup with these appointments on the afternoon of the 13th at the transition office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Kim, nominated as the first Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs of the new government, is highly regarded for his reformist stance on education policy. He served as president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for eight years starting in 2014 and also served as chairman of the Korean Council for University Education. President-elect Yoon stated, "He is the right person to prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era through education reform and higher education innovation, and to design fair educational opportunities and diversity for growing children and the younger generation."

Lee, nominated as Minister of the Interior and Safety, is a former judge but is praised for his diverse administrative experience. He served as vice chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission during the Park Geun-hye administration and chaired the Central Administrative Appeals Commission. He is an alumnus of Chungam High School and Seoul National University’s College of Law, the same alma mater as President-elect Yoon. Yoon evaluated him as "the right person to implement transparent and efficient public personnel management and administration with clear principles and predictable standards."

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