President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed the new vice ministers for labor and environment, as well as the chief of the intellectual property office, his office said Thursday.

Lee Byoung-hwa, the presidential secretary for climate and environment, was tapped as the vice minister of environment.

Kim Min-suk, currently serving as the presidential secretary for employment and labor, was named the vice minister of employment and labor.

Kim Wan-ki, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, was appointed as the new commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

Source: Yonhap News Agency