Presidential office says five ministers will be replaced

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's presidential office will announce on Monday the nominees for five ministerial-level government posts and 15 vice ministers, an official said.

The presidential office "will announce at 2 p.m. the nominees for five
ministerial and 15 vice-ministerial posts," the official at the presidential
office Cheong Wa Dae told reporters.
The Cabinet shakeup was largely expected to include finance minister Kang
Man-soo, who has been severely criticized for failing to predict the ongoing
economic slump, as well as unification minister Kim Ha-joong, the country's point
man on North Korea.
The scheduled announcement comes one day after Cheong Wa Dae named nominees for
the heads of the national intelligence and police agencies.
The Cabinet reshuffle is also expected to include the successor for public
administration minister Won Sei-hoon, who was tapped Sunday as the head of the
National Intelligence Service.
bdk@yna.co.kr
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