Summary
[Yoon Seok-yue nominated Han Deok-soo as the new South Korean prime minister who served as prime minister and ambassador to the United States]South Korean President-elect Yoon Seok-yue held a press conference at the office of the Presidential Handover Committee on the afternoon of the 3rd local time, officially announcing the nomination of former South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo as the first prime minister of the new government. Han Deok-soo served as the Minister of Commerce and Negotiations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commerce and the Chief Economic Secretary of the President under President Kim Dae-jung, and then served as the director of the State Affairs Adjustment Office, the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and the Prime Minister of the State during the administration of Roh Moo-hyun, and served in the United States during the Lee Myung-bak administration. The ambassador is a senior figure in Korean politics. (Financial Association)
South Korean President-elect Yoon Seok-hye held a press conference at the office of the Presidential Handover Committee on the afternoon of the 3rd local time, officially announcing the nomination of former South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo as the first prime minister of the new government. Han Deok-soo served as the Minister of Commerce and Negotiations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commerce and the Chief Economic Secretary of the President under President Kim Dae-jung, and then served as the director of the State Affairs Adjustment Office, the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and the Prime Minister of the State during the administration of Roh Moo-hyun, and served in the United States during the Lee Myung-bak administration. The ambassador is a senior figure in Korean politics.
(Article source: Financial Associated Press)