South Korean President Moon taps two-term ruling party lawmaker as new Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs Minister
- 6 years ago
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President Moon Jae-in has tapped a two-term ruling party lawmaker to fill in the post of Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, a position that has been vacant for over four months.
The top office announced, that lawmaker Lee Kai-ho..., with some 30 years of public service under his belt, would be a perfect fit for the position.
He must go through a parliamentary hearing to be confirmed for the job.
The top office also announced its Cabinet reshuffle plans.
The current structure will be maintained, however, a new presidential secretary will join the team, and the official will be in charge of self-employed affairs.
This comes as President Moon vowed to place more emphasis on the self-employed as they should be regarded as an independent industry... and pledged to come up with measures to support the sector in areas such as high rent prices and unfair franchise practices.
President Moon Jae-in has tapped a two-term ruling party lawmaker to fill in the post of Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, a position that has been vacant for over four months.
The top office announced, that lawmaker Lee Kai-ho..., with some 30 years of public service under his belt, would be a perfect fit for the position.
He must go through a parliamentary hearing to be confirmed for the job.
The top office also announced its Cabinet reshuffle plans.
The current structure will be maintained, however, a new presidential secretary will join the team, and the official will be in charge of self-employed affairs.
This comes as President Moon vowed to place more emphasis on the self-employed as they should be regarded as an independent industry... and pledged to come up with measures to support the sector in areas such as high rent prices and unfair franchise practices.