Moon approves nomination of unification, SME ministers
2019-04-09 10:41:00 source：Korea Herald
April 8, 2019
President Moon Jae-in approved Monday the appointment of two new ministers, respectively in charge of unification matters and small and medium-sized enterprises, in a decision that split the political world sharply along party lines.
Kim Yeon-chul, a former president of the Korea Institute for National Unification, a government-funded think tank, was appointed unification minister. Park Young-sun, an incumbent lawmaker with the ruling Democratic Party, will lead the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
An appointment ceremony for the two new ministers along with three others who were appointed last week -- Culture Minister Park Yang-woo, Oceans Minister Moon Seong-hyeok and Interior Minister Chin Young -- took place Monday at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.
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