President Park Geun-hye on Monday conducted a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing the two ministers for transport and maritime affairs, as well as her senior secretary on foreign affairs.

Park named Kim Kyou-hyun, the National Security Council secretariat chief, as her new senior presidential secretary on foreign affairs. Kim replaces Ju Chul-ki, who has reportedly offered to resign to take responsibility for the botched attempt to persuade the U.S. to transfer fighter jet technology. The president also appointed Cho Tae-yong, the vice foreign minister, to head the office of the National Security Council secretariat.

The president nominated Kang Ho-in, former head of the Public Procurement Agency, as the new minister of land and transport, and promoted Kim Young-suk, the current vice maritime minister to the ministerial post.

The two nominees for the ministerial posts are to be subjected to parliamentary hearing, but do not require parliamentary endorsement.

By Cho Chung-un ()


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