Yoon to announce 8 Cabinet member nominees

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol /Yonhap

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol plans to announce eight Cabinet member nominees Sunday, including his pick for finance minister, his aides said.

Yoon will announce his Cabinet nominee picks in the afternoon at 2 p.m. in person at the transition committee office in Seoul, according to a notice sent to reporters.

The nominations come a month before Yoon takes office.

Rep. Chang Je-won, the president-elect's chief of staff, said the presidential chief of staff position will not be included in the announcement.

Last Sunday, Yoon nominated former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the first prime minister of his incoming government.

Han, 72, has held a number of high positions in government, including finance minister, prime minister under former President Roh Moo-hyun and ambassador to the United States.

In Korea, the prime minister is the only Cabinet post that requires parliamentary approval. (Yonhap)