President Lee Jae Myung speaks at a meeting of senior aides held at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung has appointed a new vice health minister, the head of the customs office and four other senior government officials, a presidential official said Friday.

The president appointed Hyun Soo-yeob, currently a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as first vice health minister, the Cheong Wa Dae official said in a press briefing.

Lee Jong-wook, currently a senior official at the Korea Customs Service, was appointed as the chief of the agency.

Source: Korea Times News