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Lee Nominates Defense Procurement Chief as Justice Minister

President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Defense Acquisition Program Administration Commissioner Lee Yong-cheol as his second justice minister, announced presidential chief of staff Lim Kwang-hyun on Friday, Nov. 6. The post had been vacant for more than two months, and the nominee is described as versatile in legal and defense fields, according to Yonhap and Korea Times reports.

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  2. (URGENT) Lee nominates chief of defense procurement Lee Yong-cheol as new justice minister Yonhap · 2026-11-06
  3. (LEAD) Lee nominates head of defense procurement agency as new justice minister Yonhap · 2026-11-06
  4. President nominates arms procurement chief as justice minister Korea Times · 2026-11-06
  5. (profile) Justice minister nominee versatile in legal, defense fields Yonhap · 2026-11-06

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