Kim Sang-kon, a former school superintendent of Gyeonggi Province, has been tapped as the new education minister, who doubles as a vice prime minister for social affairs, according to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.
Song Young-moo, a retired Navy admiral, has been named the new defense minister.
"Defense Minister nominee Song is the best person to spearhead a long, mid-term military reform, ensure balanced development of the three armed forces and enhance the country's defense against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats," Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Park Soo-hyun told a press briefing.
Ahn Kyong-whan, a well-known scholar and professor from Seoul National University, has been tapped as the new justice minister, with Kim Eun-kyung, a former presidential secretary under the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, named to head the environment ministry.
Cho Dae-yop, a professor from Seoul's Korea University, has been nominated to lead the labor ministry.
