South Korean President Lee Jae Myung unveils 11 new ministers as Cabinet takes shape

President Lee Jae Myung hits a gavel to convene a Cabinet meeting held June 10 at his office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: President Lee Jae Myung on Monday (June 23) nominated 11 ministers for Cabinet posts, including South Korea's first civilian chief of the Ministry of National Defense in more than six decades, while the incumbent agriculture minister from the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration will remain in her post.

Among the nominees are five lawmakers of the National Assembly — all members of the ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea — while three have experience working at South Korea's business conglomerates.