Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it



News Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it President-elect lauds Kwon Young-se as ‘centrist’ and ‘pragmatist,’ while tapping lawmaker Park Jin for foreign minister Jeongmin Kim April 13, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kwon Young-se (left), tapped as unification minister, and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol (right) \| Image: NK News (April 13, 2022) South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has nominated a four-term lawmaker who opposed proposals from his party to abolish the unification ministry to serve as its next leader and oversee inter-Korean affairs. At a press conference on Wednesday, Yoon praised lawmaker Kwon Young-se of the People Power Party (PPP) as a “centrist and pragmatist” with in-depth knowledge of DPRK denuclearization and unification issues. Yoon also announced Park Jin, a four-term lawmaker who led the president-elect’s delegation to the U.S. last week, as his pick to be foreign minister. “The situation regarding inter-Korean relations is grave indeed. There were various efforts in © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it

President-elect lauds Kwon Young-se as ‘centrist’ and ‘pragmatist,’ while tapping lawmaker Park Jin for foreign minister

Jeongmin Kim April 13, 2022

Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it

Kwon Young-se (left), tapped as unification minister, and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol (right) | Image: NK News (April 13, 2022)

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has nominated a four-term lawmaker who opposed proposals from his party to abolish the unification ministry to serve as its next leader and oversee inter-Korean affairs.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Yoon praised lawmaker Kwon Young-se of the People Power Party (PPP) as a “centrist and pragmatist” with in-depth knowledge of DPRK denuclearization and unification issues. Yoon also announced Park Jin, a four-term lawmaker who led the president-elect’s delegation to the U.S. last week, as his pick to be foreign minister.

“The situation regarding inter-Korean relations is grave indeed. There were various efforts in