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Confirmation hearing for justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won set for Sept. 15

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • South Korea’s National Assembly is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing for Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won on Sept. 15.
  • The Legislation and Judiciary Committee plans to adopt the hearing plan at a full committee meeting on Sept. 9.
  • Hearings for four other ministerial nominees are scheduled for Sept. 15 and 16, while the hearing date for Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in remains undecided.

The National Assembly will hold a confirmation hearing for Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won on Sept. 15, according to an official from the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

The committee plans to convene a full meeting on Sept. 9 to adopt the hearing plan and related documents. Political parties had previously agreed to hold hearings on Sept. 15 for Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister nominee Lee Hyeong-il and Small and Medium Venture Business Minister nominee Lee So-young. Hearings for Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul and Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister nominee Hong Ji-sun are scheduled for Sept. 16.

The hearing schedule for Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in, one of six nominees announced in the Cabinet reshuffle on Aug. 30, has not yet been finalized.

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