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(URGENT) Lee Taps Ruling Party Lawmaker Kim Seung-Won as New Justice Minister, Minor Party Lawmaker Yong Hye-in as New Gender Equality Minister

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On the 30th, the People Power Party assessed President Lee Jae-myung’s cabinet reshuffle involving six ministries, stating, “It is far removed from the ‘reviving people’s livelihoods’ reshuffle demanded by the opposition, and is a ‘state terror reshuffle’ that confirms the administration’s policy direction for its second year is solely ‘withdrawal of indictments.’” On this day, People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk [mentioned] President Lee, …

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Regarding President Lee Jae-myung's second-term cabinet appointments, the People Power Party criticized Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, describing him as a former lawyer for the Daejangdong case and a leading figure in the withdrawal of indictments, and characterized the move as an abuse of personnel authority. Furthermore, they assessed the appointments of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure an…

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Regarding President Lee Jae-myung’s cabinet reshuffle on the 30th, which included the appointment of six ministers, the People Power Party harshly criticized the move, stating, "The Lee Jae-myung administration has clearly demonstrated its stance of abandoning the economy and national security in its second year and focusing solely on a blitzkrieg to withdraw indictments. It is extremely disappointing." In a post on Facebook that day, Floor Lea…

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On the 30th, President Lee Jae-myung nominated Kim Seung-won, a two-term lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, as the new Minister of Justice. Lee Hyung-il, former First Vice Minister of Finance and Economy, was selected as the candidate for Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Finance and Economy, and Kang Shin-chul, former Deputy Commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command, was selected as the candidate for Minister of Na…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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