Culture Minister-designate Chung Sung-keun withdrew his nomination on Wednesday, despite President Park Geun-hye taking the political risk of pushing ahead with his appointment.
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| Chung Sung-keun (Yonhap) |
The former TV anchor has been facing fierce resistance from the main opposition party over his record of drunk driving and alleged perjury during his parliamentary confirmation hearing last week.
The president on Tuesday once again asked the National Assembly to endorse her appointment of Chung and Chong Jong-sup, another Cabinet member who has yet to receive confirmation.
Chung was tapped by Park last month to be the new culture minister in an extensive Cabinet shake-up carried out to regain public confidence following April’s deadly ferry disaster.
By Cho Chung-un (christory@heraldcorp.com)
