Politics
Moon Jae-in announces picks for prime minister, chief of staff
May 10, 2017
South Korea’s newly elected President Moon Jae-in announced his picks for the prime minister and three positions in the presidential secretariat through a press briefing, within a few hours of being sworn into office.President Moon announces picks for prime minister, chief of staff (Yonhap)Moon picked South Jeolla Province Gov. Lee Nak-yon as his new prime minister. Lee, 64, is a former journalist and four-term lawmaker affiliated with Moon’s Democratic Party of Korea. Suh Hoon, 63, was named ch