AI-focused PM nominee faces confirmation test

“Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook is set to face a two-day confirmation hearing at the National Assembly next week, in what is shaping up to be an early test of President Lee Jae Myung’s governing agenda for his second year in office. Lee has presented Han, a former Naver CEO and current minister of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, as the right person to lead Korea’s transition into the artificial intelligence (AI) era and drive a results-oriented government. The opposition, meanwhile, has signaled that it will scrutinize her wealth, real estate holdings and corporate career. The hearing, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, is expected to go beyond questions about Han’s personal qualifications and focus on Lee’s broader approach to appointments, which places greater emphasis on expertise and policy execution than political experience. Han was nominated last week to succeed Prime Minister Kim Min-seok after serving for a year as SMEs minister. If confirmed, she would become the first former major tech company CEO to serve as prime minister. Explaining t

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