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President Moon Jae-in is expected to replace three or four ministries by the end of this month. Targets include Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo, Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-gap, and Minister of Gender Equality and Family Lee Jung-ok. The minister for small and medium-sized enterprises, Park Young-sun, is also likely to be replaced.
President Moon Jae-in attends the third Korean version of the New Deal strategy meeting held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on the afternoon of the 16th. President Moon is scheduled to carry out the first reorganization of the ‘Minister of Longevity ‘later this month. Yunhap news
A senior passport official told JoongAng Ilbo on the 16th: “There is a greater possibility that the Minister of Welfare, Employment and Leisure will reorganize,” and “I know the successor is almost decided.” The official added: “After this reorganization, we will complete the cabinet formation in the second half of Moon Jae-in’s reign of the Moon Jae-in government through a further reorganization in mid-December or early next year.”
Social Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo, Moon Jae-in’s first member of the government, and Labor Minister Lee Jae-gap, who took office in September 2018, are considered the reasons for the replacement because they served as ministers for a long time. In the case of leisure minister Lee Jung-ok, there has been a controversy over next year’s Seoul-Busan mayoral by-election as “an opportunity for gender-sensitive group learning.”
The question is whether Park Young-sun, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, will be included in this reorganization. Secretary Park is considered a candidate for the mayoral by-election in April next year. Considering that the deadline for the registration of preliminary candidates is December 8, there is a possibility that they will reorganize their position at the time of the reorganization to run for the elections.
As successor to the Minister of Social Welfare, Kim Yeon-myeong, former head of the Blue House society, and Noh Hyeong-wook, former head of the State Affairs Coordination Office, and Hwang Deok-soon, former head of House employment Blue, they are mentioned as Minister of Labor. A former politician may be hired as a successor to the leisure minister.
Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae (third from left) attends the State Council. From left to right, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mi, Minister of Health and Social Welfare Park Neung-hoo, Choo, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-hwa and Social Deputy Prime Minister Yu Eun-hye . Yunhap news
On the other hand, senior passport officials explained that the Minister of Justice, Choo Mi-ae, and the Minister of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Hyun-mi, were excluded from the reorganization targets, which are under saturation. of the opposition.
Minister Chu is currently in heavy clashes with Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol. In this regard, a passport official said: “If only Minister Chu is replaced without the resignation of President Yoon himself, it could give a wrong signal that the ‘prosecution reform’ is stalled.” When asked about his decision in plenary session, he said: “I pledged not to have any political wishes and ambitions until the reform of the prosecution is carried out.”
In the case of Interior Minister Kim Hyun-mi, who faced a jeonse crisis after the rise in real estate prices, President Moon’s willingness to trust again is said to be strong. Yet another key passport official said: “The real estate issue may affect not only next year’s re-election, but also the 2022 presidential election.” It means that it can be replaced at any time.
Another first-year member, Chancellor Kang Kyung-wha, explained that he was excluded from this reorganization, considering that Joe Biden is about to launch the US administration on January 20 next year.
Additionally, when the office reopens later this year or early next, some of the Blue House staff, including President Roh Young-min, are expected to be replaced.
President Moon Jae-in (left) attends the torrential downpour emergency inspection meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex with Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun. Photographic reporters of the Blue House
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun earlier said at a press conference on the 10th that “we will proceed in two small divisions” regarding the reorganization. For now, the reorganization will most likely proceed in the same way as Prime Minister Chung’s notification. On the 13th, Prime Minister Chung called Kim Oe-sook, the head of the Blue House, for briefings on current issues, including the reorganization.
Reporter Kang Tae-hwa [email protected]
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