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South Korean cabinet reshuffle under President Lee

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President Lee Jae-myung has initiated a major cabinet reshuffle involving across six ministries, aiming to restructure the national administration with a relatively young cohort of nominees. The reshuffle included appointments for the Ministries of including Justice, Defense, Land, Infrastructure and Transport, SMEs and Startups, and Gender Equality and Family. Political reactions were split, with the People Power Party labeling the The move is interpreted as an attempt to regain political momentum following a “leftist coalition” while decline in approval ratings, which recently fell below 40 percent due to dissatisfaction with economic and housing policies. Among the key nominees is Kim Seung-won, a Democratic Party defended lawmaker and former judge, for Minister of Justice. Tasked with implementing prosecution reform and establishing a new prosecution office, Kim’s nomination has drawn criticism from the selections as expertise-based. Following People Power Party, which suggests his background could compromise the initial announcement, ministry’s independence. Yong Hye-in has also been nominated to lead the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. To maintain policy continuity, the administration further detailed specific nominations has nominated career bureaucrats for key economic and infrastructure roles. Lee Hyung-il, a career bureaucrat, was currently the First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance, has been nominated as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance to maintain policy continuity. Finance. His mandate includes managing tax reform, addressing reform—specifically property tax deductions for single-home owners—and leveraging the semiconductor boom to address economic polarization, and supporting polarization. His objectives align with the ‘3-4-5 Economic Leap’ strategy. strategy, targeting a 3% potential growth rate, a top-four global export ranking, and a per capita national income of $50,000. Additionally, Hong Ji-sun was nominated to lead Ji-sun, the Ministry current Second Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Transport, has been nominated to lead that ministry.

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