The National Assembly on Friday approved President Park Geun-hye's new pick for education minister.
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Lee Joon-sik, a seasoned engineering professor at South Korea's top-notch Seoul National University, won the approval of the parliamentary education and culture committee after he underwent a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly.
Lee will double as deputy prime minister for social affairs.
Born in the southern port city of Busan, the 64-year-old Lee graduated from SNU with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1976 and earned his doctorate in engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1985.
Since Berkeley, Lee has been a full-time professor at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at his alma mater, served as the head of the school's research affairs office in 2011 and a vice president for research affairs for two years till 2014.
Lee will replace Hwang Woo-yea, who plans to run in April's general elections.
The National Assembly will open a plenary session later in the day to vote on the motion to confirm Lee's nomination.
In South Korea, all Cabinet nominees are subject to a parliamentary confirmation hearing, but the parliament does not have the right to veto their appointment. Only a prime minister nominee is required to win the National Assembly's approval in order to be appointed. (Yonhap)
Parliament approves education minister nominee
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