SEOUL-- President Moon Jae-in tapped his secretary for social policy, as the new vice health and wealth minister, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.

The nominee, Yoo Geun-heag, is an expert in the health and medical sector, having worked at the World Health Organization (WHO), Moon's spokesperson Park Kyung-mee said in a press statement.

"He is expected to faithfully implement the health policies of the Moon Jae-in administration, such as the recovery of normal daily life from COVID-19, the global vaccine hub vision, the strengthening of health insurance coverage and nurturing of the bio-health industry," Park said.

Moon picked Yeo Jun-sung, ministerial policy adviser at the ministry, as Yoo's replacement for the Cheong Wa Dae post.

Source: Yonhap News Agency