Yoon Appoints Lee Ju-ho as Education Minister... First Cabinet Formed in 6 Months

14th Senior Official Appointed Without Confirmation Report... All 18 Ministries' Minister Positions Filled

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[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Lee Ju-ho as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education on the 7th. With this, all 18 ministerial positions of the first cabinet have been filled within about six months since the new government took office.

The presidential spokesperson's office announced to the media on the morning of the same day, "President Yoon Suk-yeol has just approved the appointment of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho." President Yoon will present the appointment letter to Minister Lee at the Yongsan Presidential Office.

Deputy Prime Minister Lee is the 14th high-ranking official appointed without the National Assembly's confirmation report. Previously, President Yoon appointed 13 others without confirmation reports, including Park Jin (Foreign Affairs), Lee Sang-min (Ministry of the Interior and Safety), Won Hee-ryong (Land, Infrastructure and Transport), Park Bo-gyun (Culture, Sports and Tourism), Han Dong-hoon (Justice), Kim Hyun-sook (Gender Equality and Family), Park Soon-ae (Education), Kim Chang-ki (National Tax Service Commissioner), Kim Seung-gyeom (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Kim Ju-hyun (Financial Services Commission Chairman), Yoon Hee-geun (National Police Agency Commissioner), Lee Won-seok (Prosecutor General), and Han Ki-jung (Fair Trade Commission Chairman).

On the 2nd, President Yoon requested the National Assembly to resend the confirmation hearing report for candidate Lee by the 4th, but the request was unsuccessful.

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