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Parliament approves health minister nominee

By KH디지털2

Published : Aug. 25, 2015 - 10:47

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The National Assembly Tuesday approved President Park Geun-hye's new pick for health minister.

Chung Chin-youb, a professor at Seoul National University hospital in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, just south of Seoul, won the approval of the parliamentary health and welfare committee, one day after he underwent a confirmation hearing.

Chung will replace Moon Hyung-pyo to lead the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which has come under fire for its poor response to the outbreak of the MERS virus.

On July 28, South Korea declared a de facto end to the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which has killed 36 South Koreans. (Yonhap)