AFP, Seoul :
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday named a former Supreme Court judge as her new prime minister, as the fallout from last month’s ferry disaster casts a long shadow over upcoming local elections.
Park also accepted the resignations of the chief of national security as well as her spy chief, presidential spokesman Min Kyung-Wook announced.
Ahn Dai-Hee, 59, is to replace outgoing Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won, who offered his resignation last month over the April 16 ferry disaster, which claimed around 300 lives.
“We believe that he is a right person to strongly push ahead with reforming government organs, correcting wrong practices and eventually transforming the country”, the spokesman said.
