President Lee Jae‑myung has nominated a new cabinet. The current first vice
minister at the Ministry of Economy and Finance was nominated as deputy prime minister
minister and minister of economy and finance. Ruling Democratic Party lawmaker
Kim Seung‑won was nominated as justice minister. A former deputy commander of
the ROK‑US Combined Forces Command was nominated as defense minister. The
current first vice minister at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
Transport was nominated as transport minister. A Progressive Party lawmaker was
nominated as presidential chief secretary for AI future planning, and a former
Blue House AI planning chief was nominated as vice chairman of the National AI
Strategy Committee.
