Overview
- Choi Kyo-jin, the first three-term superintendent of Sejong City education, was tapped as education minister to replace Lee Jin-sook after plagiarism allegations
- Won Min-kyong, a human rights lawyer and former National Human Rights Commission commissioner, was named minister of gender equality and family following Kang Sun-woo’s withdrawal over workplace-abuse claims
- Ju Biung-ghi, an economics professor at Seoul National University, and Lee Eog-weon, former first vice finance minister, were nominated to lead the Fair Trade Commission and Financial Services Commission, respectively
- Nominees must appear before National Assembly confirmation hearings but can assume their roles under executive rules if hearings are not reported
- Opposition parties are expected to challenge the slate in hearings, continuing the stringent parliamentary scrutiny that forced earlier cabinet withdrawals