Choi Sang-mok

Choi Sang-mok (Korean: 최상목, born 7 June 1963) is a South Korean politician. He is the acting president and acting prime minister of South Korea since 27 December 2024. Choi is also the deputy prime minister and minister of Economy and Finance since December 2023.

Choi Sang-mok
최상목
Choi in 2024
Acting President of South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 December 2024
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister	Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Han Duck-soo (acting)
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 December 2024
President	Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Han Duck-soo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 December 2023
Prime Minister	Han Duck-soo Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Choo Kyung-ho
Additional offices Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs In office 10 May 2022 – 3 December 2023 President Yoon Suk Yeol Preceded by Park Won-ju Succeeded by Park Choon-seop President of the Agricultural Cooperative College In office 24 March 2020 – 10 May 2022 Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance In office 18 January 2016 – 31 May 2017 Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn Yoo Il-ho (acting) Minister Yoo Il-ho Secretary for Economic Affairs and Finance In office September 2014 – January 2016 Prime Minister Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Hwang Kyo-ahn
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-07) 7 June 1963 Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Education	Seoul National University (LLB, MPA) Cornell University (PhD)
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army
Korean name
Hangul	최상목
Hanja	崔相穆
Revised Romanization	Choe Sangmok
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Sangmok