President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday nominated former journalist Moon Chang-geuk as prime minister.
The president also appointed Lee Byung-kee, the ambassador to Japan, as the new head of the National Intelligence Service.
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| Moon Chang-keuk (left) and Lee Byung-kee (Yonhap) |
Nominees of prime minister and NIS chief need parliamentary approval to take their posts.
The P.M. nomination came more than 45 days after Prime Minister Chung Hong-won offered to step down from his post to take responsibility for the government’s mishandling of the ferry disaster that left more than 300 dead or missing. Last month, the president named Ahn Dae-hee, a former star prosecutor, to replace Chung. But Ahn withdrew from nomination less than a week after he was chosen amid spiraling speculation that of misconduct.
By Cho Chung-un (christory@heraldcorp.com)
