Archive · 26 Jun 2025
South Korea's President Announces Multiple Key Nominations
The South Korean President, Lee Jae Myung, has made several important nominations.
He picked Kim Sang-hwan to lead the Constitutional Court.
He also chose Oh Young-joon to join the court.
A lawmaker named Lim Kwang-hyun is nominated to be the head of the National Tax Service.
For the first time in a long time, Lee picked a civilian, Ahn Gyu-back, to be the Defence Minister.
The President also named Cho Hyun as the top diplomat.
All the nominees must go through a confirmation process to get their positions.
President Lee Jae Myung nominated Kim Sang-hwan as Chief of Constitutional Court.
Oh Young-joon, a Seoul High Court judge, was nominated to the court's bench.
Lim Kwang-hyun, a ruling party lawmaker, was nominated as the National Tax Service commissioner.
Ahn Gyu-back, a civilian, was nominated as Defence Minister, a first in 64 years.
Cho Hyun, former Vice Foreign Minister, was nominated as South Korea's top diplomat.
- Who
- Lee Jae Myung, Kim Sang-hwan, Oh Young-joon, Lim Kwang-hyun, Ahn Gyu-back, and Cho Hyun.
- What
- President Lee Jae Myung made key nominations for several government positions.
- When
- Recent nominations were made by President Lee.
- Where
- South Korea
- Why
- To fill key positions and potentially to reform the military.
- President
- Lee Jae Myung
- Chief of Constitutional Court Nominee
- Kim Sang-hwan
- Defence Minister Nominee
- Ahn Gyu-back
- National Tax Service Commissioner Nominee
- Lim Kwang-hyun
- Top Diplomat Nominee
- Cho Hyun