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President Park carries out Cabinet reshuffle; new chief of staff to be named aft

And just before the start of the holiday... President Park Geun-hye announced a mini shake-up of her Cabinet on this Tuesday. In the morning, the new prime minister was officially sworn in. As for her chief of staff, she will wait until after this week′s Lunar New Year holiday to announce his successor. Choi You-sun reports. President Park has tapped third-term ruling party lawmaker Yoo Ki-june to fill the seat of oceans minister, which has been vacant since former minister Lee Ju-young stepped down late last year. Yoo is close to the president and practiced maritime law in the past. A surprise pick Tuesday was the president′s new unification minister. In a likely move to select a figure who′s been involved in her policymaking process, she chose her current unification secretary, Hong Yong-pyo, to head the unification ministry. President Park also named another ruling party lawmaker considered a member of her faction, Yoo Il-ho, as transport minister. That′s two more pro-Park lawmakers named to the Cabinet, making up a third of the body and signaling that the president is seeking better coordination with the ruling party. The opposition side criticized Tuesday′s shake-up for falling short of public expectations because most of the appointments are from her camp. For Financial Services Commission chairman, the president tapped Yim Jong-yong, a former vice finance minister who also headed a private financial group. With his experience in both the public and private sectors, Yim is likely to push for a bold deregulation policy. President Park, meanwhile, accepted her chief of staff′s offer to step down, in the aftermath of a scandal surrounding documents leaked from her office. Kim Ki-chun′s successor, however, will not be announced until after the Lunar New Year holiday. "President Park is thought to be giving more consideration to revamping her administration, as she needs support to carry out her economic reform drive, entering her third year in office. Choi You-sun, Arirang News."

• published: 17 Feb 2015
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