South Korean President Yoon presses ahead with appointment of Kim Moon-soo as Minister of Employment and Labor; nominates Seo Seung-hwan as Vice-Chairman of the National Economic Advisory Council

On the 29th, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol appointed Kim Moon-soo as Minister of Employment and Labor without the approval of the National Assembly's personnel hearing report.
The number of similar appointments is now 27. At the National Assembly personnel hearing held on the 26th, candidate Kim was criticized for his past right-wing remarks. His answers at the hearing caused controversy and the hearing was suspended.
Regarding his past remarks regarding the Jeju April 3 Incident, in which tens of thousands of islanders were massacred, as a left-wing riot, candidate Kim said, "The April 3 riots, which were against the founding of the Republic of Korea, were clearly
He maintained his previous stance that the riots were perpetrated by the South Korean Labor Party. Regarding the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, he said, "The impeachment was wrong, so it will be reevaluated historically."
Furthermore, in response to the question, "Was your ancestor's nationality Japanese during the Japanese colonial period?", he answered, "The country was destroyed during the Japanese colonial period, so why does (Korean) nationality exist?
President Yoon also appointed former Yonsei University president Seo Seung-hwan as vice-chairman of the National Economic Advisory Council and Choi Soo-hyun as vice-chairman of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council.
Choi Yang-hee, president of Hallim University, Yoo Il-ho, former deputy prime minister and minister of planning and finance, chairman of the private sector committee on regulatory reform, and Kim Chang-ho, chairman of the government committee on digital platforms.
The committee approved the appointment of Kim Chang-Gyeong as special adviser on education, science and technology.