Yoon names 8 Cabinet members, including defense, finance ministers

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at his transition team's office in Seoul, April 8. Yonhap

Choo Kyung-ho named deputy prime minister for economic affairs

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announced his nominations for eight ministers Sunday, including Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as deputy prime minister for the economy and former Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Vice Chairman Lee Jong-sup as defense minister.

Lee Chang-yang, a professor of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, was named industry minister, while former Jeju Gov. Won Hee-ryong was named land minister, Yoon said at a press conference.

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announced his nominations for eight ministers Sunday: from left in the upper row, Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as deputy prime minister for the economy; Lee Chang-yang, a professor of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, as industry minister; former Jeju Gov. Won Hee-ryong as land minister; former Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Vice Chairman Lee Jong-sup as defense minister; Lee Jong-ho, chief of Seoul National University's semiconductor research institute, as science minister; Jeong Ho-yeong, former chief of Kyungpook National University Hospital, nominated for health minister; Park Bo-kyun, former vice president of the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper, named as culture minister; and former Rep. Kim Hyun-sook, named minister of gender equality and family. Yonhap

Lee Jong-ho, chief of Seoul National University's semiconductor research institute, was named science minister, while Jeong Ho-yeong, former chief of Kyungpook National University Hospital, was nominated for health minister.

Park Bo-kyun, former vice president of the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper, was named culture minister, and ex-Rep. Kim Hyun-sook was named minister of gender equality and family.

The nominations came a month before Yoon takes office. (Yonhap)