South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in Reshuffles Cabinet

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday reshuffled his Cabinet, replacing more than a third of his ministers, with an eye on the legislative elections in 2020. Moon replaced seven of his 18 Cabinet ministers, the most notable of them, his Unification Minister, at a moment when the President’s popularity has slipped. Other changes were in the Ministries of Culture, Science, Interior, Land and Transportation, Oceans, and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Efe news reported. According to the South Korean presidential office, Kim Yeon-chul, 55, will serve as the new the head of the Unification Ministry, replacing Cho Myoung-gyon, 61, who had held the portfolio since Moon came to power in 2016. (IANS)

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