Choi Kyoung-hwan

Choi Kyoung-hwan
Choi Kyoung-hwan
최경환
	Choi in 2014
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
	In office; 15 July 2014 – 13 January 2016
Prime Minister	Chung Hong-won; Lee Wan-koo; Hwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded by	Hyun Oh-seok
Succeeded by	Yoo Il-ho
Minister of Strategy and Finance
	In office; 13 June 2014 – 13 January 2016
Prime Minister	Chung Hong-won; Lee Wan-koo; Hwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded by	Hyun Oh-seok
Succeeded by	Yoo Il-ho
Personal details
Born	22 June 1955 (age 69); Sincheon-dong, South Korea
Political party	Saenuri Party
Alma mater	Yonsei University; University of Wisconsin, Madison

Choi Kyoung-hwan (born June 22, 1955) is a South Korean politician who was a member of the National Assembly of South Korea in the Hannara Party. He represented the Gyeongsan-Cheongdo region of Gyeongsangbuk-do. Choi has promised to work for the extension of Daegu Subway Line 1 beyond the borders of Daegu to Gyeongsan, and to expand the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. Choi was the acting Prime Minister from 27 April 2015 to 18 June 2015, following the departure of Lee Wan-koo.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Gyeongsan's Sincheon-dong, Choi graduated from Daegu High School in 1975. He obtained his bachelor's in economics at Yonsei University, passing the civil service exam while enrolled for a fourth year of study in 1979. He later received his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he studied from 1987 to 1991.

His work in economics has opened up various opportunities for Choi. In 1995, he served as a researcher at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In the 2002 South Korean presidential election, he was special advisor on economics to then-presidential candidate Lee Hoi-chang.

In 2018 he was jailed for 5 years for bribery.^[2]

Political offices
Preceded by Hyun Oh-seok	Minister of Strategy and Finance 2014–2016	Succeeded by Yoo Il-ho