The Republic of Korea’s foreign minister offered to resign Saturday amid a brewing controversy over the hiring of his daughter, state media reported.
Yu Myung-hwan decided to step down because of allegations of nepotism, the Yonhap news agency reported.
President Lee Myung-bak will likely accept the resignation.
Yu is the longest-serving Cabinet minister under the current administration. He has served in the job since the start of Lee's administration in February 2008.
This resignation comes on the heels of the August resignations of the RoK’s prime minister-designate, Kim Tae-ho, and two other nominees to Cabinet positions.
Kim was accused of receiving tens of thousands of dollars in 2007 in illegal political funds from a businessman, the news agency said.
Following Kim's announcement, the appointees to the two Cabinet posts also resigned.
Both nominees had been under scrutiny for alleged unethical and illegal activities, according to Yonhap.CNN/VOVNews
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