Seoul, March 2 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has nominated a four-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party as budget minister and a former senior fisheries official as oceans minister, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. Representative Park Hong-keun has been tapped to lead the Ministry of Planning and Budget, while Hwang Jong-woo, chair of the Korea Maritime Cooperation Center’s international cooperation committee, was named to head the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Lee Kyu-yeon, p…
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Seoul, Jan 25 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has decided to withdraw his nomination for budget minister amid mounting controversy over the nominee’s personal issues, a presidential official said Sunday. Lee Hye-hoon, a former three-term lawmaker of the opposition bloc, was nominated last month to lead the newly established Ministry of Planning and Budget, Yonhap News Agency reported.She had since faced various accusations of wrongdoing, including suspicious real estate dealings invo…
Seoul, Jan 23 (IANS) Both ruling and main opposition parties of South Korea on Friday scolded the budget minister nominee Lee Hye-hoon at a confirmation hearing for failing to submit sufficient documents related to allegations surrounding her and her family. During the confirmation hearing, Lee came under intense scrutiny over claims that she improperly secured a pre-sale deal to buy a luxury apartment as well as questions surrounding her real estate dealings and her three sons’ college admissio…
Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) Rival parties in South Korea clashed on Monday over whether to hold a confirmation hearing for Lee Hye-hoon, nominee to lead the newly established South Korea’s Ministry of Planning and Budget, amid objections from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the PPP had reached an agreement last week to hold the hearing, but the PPP later boycotted the move, saying the nominee failed to submit key documents requested by the lawmakers, Y…
Seoul, Jan 3 (IANS) Lee Hye-hoon, the nominee to head the newly established Ministry of Planning and Budget in South Korea, came under intensifying political pressure Saturday to step down as suspicions of her husband’s past real estate speculation emerged following revelations of her mistreating an intern while serving as a lawmaker.Lee, a former three-term lawmaker from the conservative bloc, has drawn criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties since her surprise nomination by Presi…
Seoul, Jan 3 (IANS) Lee Hye-hoon, the nominee to head the newly established Ministry of Planning and Budget, came under intensifying political pressure on Saturday to step down as suspicions of her husband’s past real estate speculation emerged following revelations of her mistreating an intern while serving as a lawmaker.Lee, a former three-term lawmaker from the conservative bloc, has drawn criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties since her surprise nomination by President Lee Jae…
Seoul, Dec 30 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for ‘unity and inclusion’ on Tuesday after his nomination of an Opposition politician to a ministerial post drew backlash from both the ruling and Opposition blocs. Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting, stressing that sustained efforts toward unity are essential to building a society that moves away from extreme confrontation and toward one that embraces differences.”This is not a political maneuver,” Lee said. “If we are …
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) South Korea’s defence ministry said Monday it has decided to take “severe” disciplinary action against five senior Army officers for their involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed bid to impose martial law last year. The decision came after the ministry held a committee meeting earlier this month to decide on disciplinary action against eight senior Army officers — seven generals and one colonel — involved in the martial law bid on December 3 last year.The mi…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Monday that his nominee for budget minister needs to clarify her remarks in support of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law bid, a presidential spokesperson said. Lee Hye-hoon, a former three-term lawmaker from the conservative camp and a veteran economist, was named Sunday as the first minister of the soon-to-be-launched Ministry of Planning and Budget. The choice came as a surprise, as she had previously made comment…
Seoul, Dec 28 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has nominated veteran economist and former three-term lawmaker from the conservative camp, Lee Hye-hoon, as the new Minister for Planning and Budget, the presidential office said Sunday. Lee was tapped as the inaugural head of the Ministry of Planning and Budget, which will be installed under the Prime Minister’s Office as part of a government reorganisation bill set to take effect in January, Presidential Secretary for Public Relations a…