SKorea’s Lee Nominates Tech Guru Han as PM to Lead AI Growth

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated SME and Startup Minister Han Seong-sook as prime minister, betting the tech industry veteran will help the country realize its artificial intelligence ambitions.

Han, a former chief executive officer of Naver Corp. and one of Lee’s first Cabinet appointees, was chosen to lead the country’s AI transformation and growth because of her IT background and experience heading the SME ministry, Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik said in a televised briefing via YTN.

Lee, empowered after a resounding victory in key local elections, seeks to assemble an administration that will pursue his agenda, which ...