President Moon Jae-in appointed the new head of the state watchdog Tuesday.
Choe Jae-hyeong began his four-year term as the head of the Board of Audit and Inspection following the appointment ceremony held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.
Choe, 61, replaced Hwang Chang-hyeon, who stepped down at the expiration of his term in early December.
Choe's appointment came four days after the National Assembly approved his appointment in a vote.
The new BAI chief served as a judge before he was named the head of the Judicial Research and Training Institute early last year.
The president was set to appoint two new members of the Supreme Court -- Ahn Chul-sang and Min You-sook -- in a separate ceremony to be held later at Cheong Wa Dae.
The appointment of both Ahn and Min was also endorsed in the parliamentary vote held Friday. (Yonhap)