South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominates Han Seong-sook, the minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, as the country’s next prime minister, according to multiple reports. Han, 58, is expected to become South Korea’s first female prime minister in about two decades if her nomination succeeds. Several outlets cite South Korea’s presidential chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, saying Han is expected to lead the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) transformation. One outlet also notes Han’s prior career at Naver, an internet company, describing it as relevant to the AI and technology-focused agenda. The nomination is also described as making her the second woman in South Korea’s history to hold the prime minister post, after earlier female prime minister Han Myeong-sook. Reporting also indicates the appointment process includes parliamentary hearings, which Han would need to pass to formally take office. The nomination comes as the government moves toward an AI-focused policy direction.
South Korea nominates Han Seong-sook as prime minister candidate
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominates Han Seong-sook, the minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, as the country’s next prime minister, according to multiple reports. Han, 58,...
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominates Han Seong-sook as prime minister.
- Han currently serves as minister for small and midsize businesses and startups.
- If approved, she would be South Korea’s first female prime minister in about two decades.
- Several outlets say her role is expected to support South Korea’s AI transformation.
- Reports say the nomination requires parliamentary hearings before she can take office.
Timing is often an unruly thing. Many pundits have stressed the importance of timing in life. What I mean to say is, it is high time that Korea usher in another woman into a higher government office. The nation produced its first female president, Park Geun-hye, who served from 2013 until her disgraceful removal from office in 2017, and its first female prime minister, Han Myeong-sook, who served in the Roh Moo-hyun administration from 2006-07. Han Seong-sook, the current minister of SMEs and startups, has been tapped to become the next prime minister by President Lee Jae Myung. If she passes muster at the parliamentary hearings — which she did once before assuming the small and medium-sized enterprises ministership by promising, among other things, to sell off some of her real estate — she will become the second woman to become prime minister in Korean history. As Korea shifts gears to go headlong into the era of artificial intelligence (AI), Han's earlier career at IT company Naver is key. Her business background is different from the two women, Park and Han Myeong-sook who were
2 months agoMs. Han, who had also previously served as chief executive of South Korean internet giant Naver, is expected to lead the country’s AI transformation, South Korea’s presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik said at a press briefing
2 months agoThe 58-year-old Han Seong-sook is expected to lead the country's AI transformation.
2 months agoSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung has chosen Han Seongsook, the country's minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, to be prime minister.
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