Lee taps SME minister Han Seong-sook for PM
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, the current minister of small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, as the next prime minister. Han, 58, would become South Korea's first female premier in nearly two decades and only the second woman to hold the position. A former CEO of internet company Naver, she is expected to lead the country's artificial intelligence transformation, pending National Assembly confirmation where the ruling party holds a majority.
President Lee Jae Myung nominated Minister of SMEs and Startups Han Seong-sook to be the country's next prime minister, a senior presidential official said Sunday, putting South Korea on track to appoint its first female premier in nearly two decades and only the second woman ever to hold the office.
If approved by the National Assembly, Han, 59, would become the country's second female prime minister, following Han Myeong-sook, who served from 2006 to 2007.
The nomination comes as current Prime ...