Park Nominates New Health Minister

President Park Geun-hye has nominated medical professor Chung Chin-youb of Seoul National University as new health minister.

"Chung is a well-qualified person to be a health minister who is responsible for public health with his teaching of orthopedics at Seoul National University for 25 years," said presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook during a briefing Tuesday.

Chung will take the position after a National Assembly confirmation hearing.

He will...

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