Kim Byong-joon - South Korea’s new PM
Q. South Korea’s Presidential office has named whom as the new PM of the country?- Published on 02 Nov 16a. Park Guen hye
b. Jim Jong-yong
c. Kim Byong-joon
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Kim Byong-joon
South Korea's presidential office on 2nd Nov named a new prime minister and finance minister in the wake of a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and a friend who allegedly meddled with state affairs.
- The Blue House said it named Yim Jong-yong, the Financial Services Commission chairman, as the new finance minister and deputy prime minister.
- It also named Kim Byong-joon as the new prime minister. Kim was a former senior presidential secretary during former President Roh Moo-hyun's administration.