Lee replaces key ministers as housing woes expose limits of his first team

Lee replaces key ministers as housing woes expose limits of his first team
August 30, 2026

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Lee replaces key ministers as housing woes expose limits of his first team

President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday nominated new ministers for finance, defense, justice, land, SMEs and gender equality as part of a broader personnel shake-up that also reshuffled senior officials overseeing artificial intelligence, industrial projects and political affairs. First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il was tapped to replace Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol, while Second Vice Land Minister Hong Jee-sun was nominated to lead the land ministry and retired four-star general Kang Shin-chul to replace Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back.

Lee also nominated Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers Kim Seung-won and Lee So-young for the justice and SMEs portfolios and Basic Income Party

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