On the 29th, President Moon Jae-in awarded a letter of appointment to the new Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye, Environment Minister Han Jeong-ae, and National Veterans Minister Hwang Ki-cheol.
President Moon Jae-in is moving to the meeting place after awarding appointments to new Justice Minister Park Beom-gye, Environment Minister Han Jeong-ae, and National Veterans Minister Hwang Ki-cheol at the Blue House on the 29th. 2021. 1. 29 Blue House Photo Reporter
President Moon presented a letter of appointment for the three at the ceremony held at the Blue House on the same day, and then handed each of the spouses a bouquet containing a request message.
Minister Park’s spouse received a bouquet consisting of a rose and lanterns. The Blue House explained, “A single rose means’completion’, and a lantern flower means’justice.’ .
President Moon Jae-in presents a letter of appointment to the new Justice Minister Park Beom-gye at the Blue House on the 29th. The bouquet consisted of a single rose and a lantern. 2021. 1. 29 Blue House Photo Reporter
A minister’s spouse was given a bouquet of magnolias. Jamagnolia is said to mean “a heart to love nature”. The Blue House explained, “It means to promote the 2050 long-term low-carbon power generation strategy, and to create tangible results in environmental policy tasks such as establishing an integrated water management system, reducing fine dust, and efficiently treating and recycling waste.”
Director Hwang’s spouse received a bouquet of forget-me-nots meaning “I will not forget you” and carnations meaning “thank you”. The Blue House explained this as “a request to contribute to the integration of the people through responsible support for sacrifice and dedication to the country and a balance between the three areas of independence, protection, and democracy.”
Among these, Park is a figure whose opposition party opposes the appointment until the end. His parliamentary hearing report was adopted by the ruling party alone. It is the 27th ministerial figure in the Moon Jae-in administration that the opposition party has rejected.
![President Moon Jae-in (right) takes a commemorative photo after conferring a letter of appointment to the Minister of Justice Cho Kook at the ceremony for conferring a new minister's appointment at the Blue House main building on the afternoon of September 9, 2010. [청와대사진기자단]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202101/29/68a80536-b4af-49a6-a62b-bdd95dc0f71c.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
President Moon Jae-in (right) takes a commemorative photo after conferring a letter of appointment to the Minister of Justice Cho Kook at the ceremony for conferring a new minister’s appointment at the Blue House main building on the afternoon of September 9, 2010. [청와대사진기자단]
In the case of former Ministers Cho Guk and Chu Mi-ae, appointed by President Moon, the appointment was enforced without a hearing report. The appointment ceremony at the time was somewhat different from that day.
In the past two appointments of the attorney general, no flower bouquet appeared at all.
On September 9, 2019, the appointment ceremony of former Minister Cho Kook was held without expression. Usually, spouses attended and received a bouquet, but on this day, Minister Cho attended alone. President Moon presented only the appointment letter and omitted the presentation of a separate congratulatory bouquet.
President Moon Jae-in shakes hands after awarding an appointment letter to Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 2nd. yunhap news
There was no bouquet at the appointment ceremony of former Minister Chu Mi-ae on January 2, 2020.
Reporter Kang Tae-hwa [email protected]