South Korea's President Lee Myung Bak replaced the country's security and policy chiefs before a possible Cabinet reshuffle, Bloomberg reported.
Lee named Won Sei Hoon, presently the minister of Public Administration and Security, as the head of the National Intelligence Service, the presidential office said in a statement in Seoul today. Kim Suk Ki, currently the city's police chief, will helm the National Policy Agency, the statement said. Won is replacing Kim Sung Ho, while Kim is replacing Eo Cheong Soo.
The president may reshuffle his Cabinet after the Lunar New Year holiday on Jan. 26-27, presidential spokesman Lee Dong Kwan said on Jan. 13.
Lee may replace Finance Minister Kang Man Soo and Minister of Knowledge Economy Lee Youn Ho, Yonhap News reported on Jan. 12. Financial Services Commission's Chairman Jun Kwang Woo and the defense and unification ministers may be replaced, Yonhap said.
The president also accepted the resignation of Han Sang Ryule, the top tax official, and is yet to name his replacement, the office said today.
