National Assembly Industry, Trade, and Energy Committee Adopts Confirmation Reports for Candidates Lee Chang-yang and Lee Young

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The National Assembly's Industry, Trade, Energy, Small and Medium Venture Business Committee adopted the personnel hearing outcome report for Lee Chang-yang, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Lee Young, Minister of SMEs and Startups nominee.

Lee Chang-yang, nominee for Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, is delivering opening remarks at the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 9th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the 12th, the National Assembly's Industry, Trade, Energy, Small and Medium Venture Business Committee held a plenary session and adopted the personnel hearing outcome report for the two ministerial nominees.

Lee Young, nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, is delivering opening remarks at the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 11th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Earlier, Kang Hoon-sik, the Democratic Party's secretary of the Industry, Trade, Energy, Small and Medium Venture Business Committee, announced the plan to adopt the personnel hearing outcome report at a press conference. Although suspicions regarding the two nominees have not been fully resolved, members of the Democratic Party's committee cited the pressing issues such as the overall economy's recovery from COVID-19 and compensation for small business owners as reasons for adopting the hearing report.

With the adoption of the personnel hearing outcome report by the National Assembly, if President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol appoints the ministers, they will be able to attend the Cabinet meeting in the afternoon.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.