Han Duck-soo
Han Duck-soo | |
|---|---|
한덕수 | |
.jpg) Han in 2012 | |
| 34th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2022 | |
| President | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Preceded by | Kim Boo-kyum |
| In office 2 April 2007 – 29 February 2008 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Han Myeong-sook |
| Succeeded by | Han Seung-soo |
| South Korean Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 9 March 2009 – 17 February 2012 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Lee Tae-sik |
| Succeeded by | Choi Young-jin |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| In office 14 March 2005 – 18 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hae-chan Han Myeong-sook |
| Preceded by | Lee Hun-jai |
| Succeeded by | Kwon O-kyu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1949 Jeonju, South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Seoul National University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Han Deok-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Tŏk-su |
Han Duck-soo (한덕수; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean politician serving as the 44th Prime Minister of South Korea since May 2022. Han is the fifth person to serve as the prime minister twice[1] having served as the 38th Prime Minister under President Roh Moo-hyun from 2007 to 2008. He was the ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2012. He served as Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association from 2012 to 2015.[2][3]
Education
Han graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1971. He received a master's degree in economics in 1979 and a doctorate in economics in 1984 from Harvard University.
Career
His career spans over 35 years, starting at the National Tax Service in 1970 and the Economic Planning Board four years later. In 1982, he moved to what is now the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, where he rose to Vice Minister in 1997–1998, during the Asian financial crisis; he later became Minister of Trade Affairs (1998–2000), handling trade negotiations with foreign governments.
Han subsequently became Minister of Finance of South Korea[4] and served as Acting Prime Minister from 14 March 2006 to 19 April 2006.[5] He resigned as Finance Minister in July 2006 and instead became a special presidential advisor for free trade agreement affairs.[4]
On 9 March 2007, Han was nominated as Prime Minister by President Roh Moo-hyun following the resignation of Han Myeong-sook.[4][6] His nomination was approved by the National Assembly on 2 April 2007.[6]
In 2022, Han became prime minister again at the age of 72 and 11 months, becoming the oldest person to take the office.[7]
References
- ^ "[속보] 윤 대통령, 한덕수 국무총리 임명". hankyung.com (in Korean). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".
- ^ "Former Prime Minister Han Duk-soo Appointed as the Next KITA Chairman".
- ^ a b c "S. Korean president nominates new PM", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 9 March 2007.
- ^ "Han Duck-Soo New Rok Pm-Designate". 9 March 2007.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "New S.Korean PM nomination approved by National Assembly", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 2 April 2007.
- ^ "Han Duck-soo appointed prime minister after rocky confirmation process". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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