Lee Myung-bak national party has struggled in the recent elections. STORY HIGHLIGHTSIf confirmed, Kim Tae-ho Prime Minister-President of the country under the age of 50 in 40 yearsHis appointment is subject to confirmation heard of the South Korean National AssemblyRELATED TOPICS potpolitics Lee Myung-bak (CNN)--South Korea's president Lee Myung-bak nominated Kim Tae-ho, the new Prime Minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle, State media said Sunday. Kim Tae-HO is a former provincial Governor, according to the official Yonhap news agency. The change has also led to the replacement of seven Ministers and officials of two ministerial level, said Yonhap. If confirmed, would be Kim, 47, first Prime Minister of the country under the age of 50 on the four decades, in accordance with Yonhap. His appointment is subject to confirmation heard by Parliament, the State media said. Former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan resigned at the end of last month after he failed to win the parliamentary approval to stop movement of ministries of the capital, Seoul. The failure was a major setback Myung-bak government and a sign that his party is losing weight. The President of the national party has taken a beating in the recent local elections, which analysts as a referendum with regard to the sinking of a South Korean war ship. The South Korean Navy ship Cheonan sank 26 March, killing 46 sailors and increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea has refused the costs fired a torpedo the Cheonan sank.
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