South Korea president reshuffles cabinet after election defeats
New prime minister and six ministers replaced after Democratic Party suffers poll losses
16 April 2021 - 10:00
Seoul — In a sweeping reshuffle, South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday replaced the prime minister and six other cabinet members in a bid to revive his party, after devastating local election defeats, and his policy agenda.
Moon named Kim Boo-kyum, a former interior minister and four-term legislator, to succeed Chung Sye-kyun as prime minister, while nominated new ministers of land, industry, fisheries, labour, and science and technology...
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