<div class="editor-img-box" readability="6"><picture><img src="https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/06/04/e72c2dac-0e14-4638-993f-4178d9ff8611.jpg?w=728" alt="President Lee Jae Myung / Yonhap" decoding="async" loading="eager" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="caption" readability="7"><p>President Lee Jae Myung / Yonhap</p></div></div><p class="editor-p"><span>President Lee Jae Myung is in the final stage of selecting a new prime minister, with presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik and two incumbent ministers under consideration, according to sources.</span></p><p class="editor-p">Lee is expected to announce his nominee this week, who would replace the current Prime Minister Kim Min-seok if appointed.</p><p class="editor-p">Kim is anticipated to resign soon, as he may seek the leadership of the ruling party at its forthcoming convention in August or September, according to sources.</p><p class="editor-p">The candidates include presidential chief of staff Kang, Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho, and Han Seong-sook, minister of small and medium-sized enterprises, the sources said.</p><p class="editor-p">Kang has served as Lee’s chief of staff since the inauguration and also acts as a special envoy for strategic economic cooperation, giving him familiarity with the president’s diplomatic and economic agendas.</p><p class="editor-p">Jung, a five-term lawmaker, has led prosecutorial reform efforts under Lee’s administration.</p><p class="editor-p">If appointed, Han—formerly chief executive of an online portal—would become the government’s first female prime minister and Korea’s second female prime minister overall, after Han Myeong-sook (2006–2007).</p>
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