Seoul: President Lee Jae-myung has appointed vice ministers of finance, foreign affairs, and industry, as well as the country's top trade negotiator, the presidential office announced Tuesday. Lee Hyoung-il, who was serving as the commissioner of Statistics Korea, has been appointed as the first vice finance minister. Meanwhile, Lim Ki-keun, the administrator of the Public Procurement Service, will take on the role of second vice finance minister.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Yeo Han-koo, who previously held the position of trade minister during the Moon Jae-in administration, has been appointed as the chief trade negotiator. In the realm of foreign affairs, Park Yoon-joo, who served as a minister at South Korea's mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, has been named the first vice foreign minister. Kim Jina, a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, will assume the position of second vice foreign minister.
Moon Shin-hak, recognized for his role in leading the Moon administration's nuclear phase-out policy, has been selected as the first vice minister of industry. These appointments signal a strategic move by President Lee to reinforce his administration's economic and diplomatic teams.