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| ▲ At the plenary meeting of the National Assembly’s National Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on the 28th, members of the People’s Strength are protesting around Chairman Jin Seon-mi’s seat, and a vote on the adoption of the Personnel Hearing Progress Report for Candidate Byeon Chang-heum is in progress. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport adopted the progress report on the personnel hearing for candidate Byeon. | |
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President Moon Jae-in eventually appointed a candidate for the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Byeon Chang-heum, who requested the withdrawal of the nomination due to the opposition party’s’last controversy’ such as the power of the people.
On the afternoon of the 28th, Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said, “President Moon Jae-in re-approved at the National Assembly at around 17:17 today to greet candidate Byun Chang-heum, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport,” said “The term begins tomorrow (29th).” Said.
Previously, the National Assembly’s Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee adopted a progress report on personnel hearings against candidate Byeon despite the opposition from the people’s power (related article: Byun Chang-heum Hearing Report, “Nomination withdrawal” in Goseong http://omn.kr/1r60r) . Candidate Byeon became the 26th minister after the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in administration without going through an agreement between the opposition parties.
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| ▲ On the 28th, President Moon Jae-in appointed a candidate for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byeon Chang-heum. The photo shows President Moon presiding over a meeting of chief and assistants at the Blue House on the same day. | |
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In July, the Unification Minister Lee In-young and Park Ji-won, the head of the National Intelligence Service, also adopted a progress report on personnel hearings without an agreement between the opposition parties.
After being nominated as a candidate for Minister Byeon on the 4th, the opposition party has been attacked by the opposition party due to controversy over the screen door accident at Guui Station in the past, and suspicion of hiring preferential acquaintances as president of the Seoul Housing and Urban Corporation (SH). (View related articles).
Minister Byeon said in a speech at the National Assembly’s personnel hearing on the 23rd, “Gimgun and his family, who died unfortunately due to the death of a screen door at Guui Station, and to all the people who are working at risk even at this time of day,” he said. I apologized.
In addition, President Moon approved the appointment of a candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family Jeong Young-ae.