South Korea's National Assembly is holding confirmation hearings for President Moon Jae-in's picks for the heads of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Korea Communications Commission today.
Gender equality minister nominee Lee Jung-ok is likely to face questions over her belated payment of four years of income tax after her nomination.
Han Sang-hyuk ,... who is tapped to head up the communications commission will likely be grilled over allegations that he plagarized his thesis.
Rival parties have vowed to closely screen the nominees to gauge their ability to carry out relevant policies successfully as well as their morality.