President Lee Approves Appointment of Lee Hyung-il, Kang Shin-cheol, and Hong Ji-sun

President Lee Jae-myung, who is currently visiting the United States, has approved the official appointments of three ministerial nominees whose confirmation hearing reports were adopted.

Kang Yoo-jung, Chief Presidential Spokesperson, announced to the press on the 22nd that "President Lee has approved, as of today Korea Standard Time, the appointments of Lee Hyung-il as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Kang Shin-cheol as Minister of National Defense, and Hong Ji-sun as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport."

President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung are getting off the Air Force One at New York JFK International Airport on the 21st (local time) and moving to a vehicle. 2026.9.22 Yonhap News Agency

President Lee approved the appointments while in New York, United States, on this day. He is scheduled to attend the United Nations General Assembly and participate in multilateral diplomatic events during his stay.

The confirmation hearing reports for nominee Lee and nominee Kang were adopted on the 17th, and for nominee Hong on the 21st. The confirmation hearing report for Lee So-young, the nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, has not yet been adopted due to disagreements between the ruling and opposition parties.

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