From left, former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo and former Financial Services Commission Chairman Lim Jong-ryong. yunhap newsIt is reported that former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo was nominated as the first prime minister candidate under the Yun Seok-yeol administration, and former Financial Services Commission Chairman Lim Jong-ryong was selected as the deputy prime minister for economy. President-elect Yoon will announce the nominees for prime minister on the 3rd at the earliest.
On the 2nd, a key official from the president-elect Yoon’s side met with reporters in front of the Presidential Takeover Committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul and said, “The verification work is progressing rapidly. We are reviewing many verification materials.”
Former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo is said to be the most likely to be the first prime minister. Former Prime Minister Han was born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, and served as Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy under the Roh Moo-hyun administration. He also served as ambassador to the United States in the Lee Myung-bak administration and president of the Korea International Trade Association.
A key official said, “Ex-Prime Minister Han is an integrated prime minister, a self-proclaimed expert in diplomacy, commerce, and the economy.”
Lim Jong-ryong, former chairman of the Financial Services Commission, is mentioned as the deputy prime minister for economy. Former Chairman Lim was from Boseong, Jeollanam-do, and served as the head of the Economic Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the first vice minister, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, and the chairman of the Financial Services Commission.
The official explained, “In the process of narrowing down the size of the media and politics, the intersection was ‘Han Deok-soo – Im Jong-ryong’, and I met with former Chairman Lim once and made a proposal directly.”
He added, “We have to wait for the verification results, but in the case of economic teams such as the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy, the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, and the Governor of the Bank of Korea, it would be good to form a team and look in the same direction.”
Yoon Seok-yeol, the president-elect. Takeover photo reportersIt is known that President-elect Yoon went to work at the office of the transition committee in Tongui-dong, Seoul on the same day and began to ponder the last minute regarding the appointment of the cabinet. The official said, “President-elect Yoon is conducting a closed meeting following reviewing the personnel data of the prime minister and minister candidates.”
After attending the 74th Jeju 4ㆍ3 Victims Memorial Ceremony on the 3rd, Yoon will return to Seoul to officially announce his nomination for Prime Minister Han Deok-soo.