President Park Geun-hye named a senior transport official the second vice minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.
Choi Jeong-ho, who handled planning and coordination at the ministry, will take up the new post, the presidential office said.
Presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk told reporters that Choi is the right person to pursue major policy issues as he has served in major posts at the ministry. (Yonhap)