Lee Ju-yeol
Lee Ju-yeol | |
|---|---|
이주열 | |
 Lee Ju-yeol in 2014 | |
| 25th Governor of the Bank of Korea | |
| In office 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Park Geun-hye |
| Preceded by | Kim Choong-soo |
| Succeeded by | Rhee Chang-yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1952 Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University Pennsylvania State University |
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Lee Ju-yeol (Korean: 이주열; Hanja: 李柱烈; born 24 July 1952) is a South Korean economist and technocrat served as the 25th Governor of the Bank of Korea, the South Korean central bank, from 2014 to 2022.[1] He was re-nominated for the governorship by President Moon Jae-in and the nomination was confirmed by the National Assembly, thus renewing his governorship to March 2022[2] and becoming the first central bank Governor to be appointed for a second term throughout the history of the nation. He also serves as the Alternate Governor representing South Korea on the IMF Board.[3]
Lee received his BA in Business Management from Yonsei University in 1977 and MA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1988.[4] He first worked at the Bank of Korea in 1977[5] and served as Senior Deputy Governor from 2009 to 2012.[6] After finishing his term as Governor of the Bank of Korea, he retired to work as an Economics professor at Yonsei University.[7]
Lee is married and has a son and a daughter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Inauguration of New Bank of Korea Governor". The Bank of Korea. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "The Organization of the Bank of Korea". The Bank of Korea. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "IMF Members' Quotas and Voting Power, and IMF Board of Governors". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ a b "New Governor Of The Bank Of Korea". The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "South Korea nominates Lee Ju-yeol as Bank of Korea head". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ Christine Kim; Choonsik Yoo; Paul Tait (31 March 2014). "South Korea's new central bank chief vows consistency, predictability". Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ Choonsik Yoo; Se Young Lee (3 March 2014). "REFILE-UPDATE 2-S.Korea picks technocrat insider as central bank head". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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