Yoon appoints new justice minister

▲ Park Sung-jae, who was appointed by President Yoon Suk Yeol as the new justice minister on Feb. 20, 2024, attends a press briefing at the presidential office in Seoul on Jan. 23. (Yonhap)

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Yoon appoints new justice minister

By Lee Haye-ah

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed former senior prosecutor Park Sung-jae as the new justice minister Tuesday, his office said.

Park's appointment came after the National Assembly adopted a report on his confirmation hearing, filling a vacancy left by the resignation of then Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon in December.

Prior to his appointment, the new minister worked as a lawyer and before that as a prosecutor, including as chief of the Seoul High Prosecutors Office.

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