The National Assembly adopted the confirmation hearing progress reports for Im Gwang-hyun, the candidate for Commissioner of the National Tax Service, and Kim Sang-hwan, the candidate for President of the Constitutional Court. Both confirmation hearing progress reports were processed with bipartisan agreement.
The Strategy and Finance Committee of the National Assembly held a general meeting on the morning of the 22nd and voted on the agenda to adopt the confirmation hearing progress report for Candidate Im. The Special Committee on Confirmation Hearings of the National Assembly also held a general meeting that day and adopted the confirmation hearing progress report for Candidate Kim.
The adoption of the confirmation hearing progress reports for Candidates Im and Kim was made through bipartisan agreement. Chairperson Im Yi-ja said, "The chairperson prepared the draft of the confirmation hearing progress report in consultation with the other committee members." Special Committee Chairperson Lee Jae-jeong also noted, "Because the content was shared in advance and discussions were held, it seems that the opposition party did not present differing opinions."
During the confirmation hearing process, conflicts arose regarding allegations of preferential treatment related to a law firm represented by Candidate Im after his retirement from the National Tax Service. Candidate Kim faced allegations of political bias and gap investment during the hearing. However, both parties reached an agreement to adopt the confirmation hearing progress reports for the two candidates after mutual discussions.
Including Candidates Im and Kim, the confirmation hearing progress report was adopted for a total of eight individuals, including Koo Yoon-cheol, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cho Hyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Jeong-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Yoon Ho-jung, Minister of the Interior and Safety, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Environment, and Bae Gyeong-hun, Minister of Science and ICT, through bipartisan agreement. In contrast, the reports for three others, including Jeong Seong-ho, Minister of Justice, Jeong Eun-kyung, Minister of Health and Welfare, and Kim Young-hoon, Minister of National Defense, were adopted solely by the Democratic Party.
Currently, the minister candidates for whom confirmation hearing progress reports have not been adopted include Kang Seon-woo, Candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, Kwon Oh-eul, Candidate for Minister of Veterans Affairs, Ahn Gyu-baek, Candidate for Minister of National Defense, Jeon Jae-soo, Candidate for Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Jeong Dong-young, Candidate for Minister of Unification, and Han Seong-suk, Candidate for Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, totaling six individuals. Lee Jin-sook, the former president of Chonnam National University, who was a candidate for Minister of Education, was disqualified on the 20th after President Lee Jae-myung withdrew her nomination.