▲ This photo, provided by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, shows incumbent Minister Han Seong-sook. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Lee nominates SME Minister Han Seong-sook as new prime minister

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, the incumbent minister of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the next prime minister, a senior presidential official said Sunday.

If confirmed by the National Assembly, Han would become the Lee government's first female prime minister and South Korea's second female prime minister since Han Myeong-sook, who served in the post from 2006-2007.

Current Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is stepping down, reportedly to run for the leadership of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) at its convention in August or September.

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