Chung Sye-kyun
Prime Minister of South Korea from 2020 to 2021
Chung Sye-kyun (Hangul: 정세균; Hanja: 丁世均; born 5 November 1950[1]) is a South Korean politician. He was the 42nd Prime Minister of South Korea from January 2020 until April 2021. From 2016 to 2018, he was Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea.
Chung Sye-kyun | |
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정세균 | |
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| 42nd Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 14 January 2020 – 17 April 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Succeeded by | Hong Nam-ki (acting) Kim Boo-kyum |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 9 June 2016 – 29 May 2018 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting) Moon Jae-in |
| Deputy | Shim Jae-cheol Park Joo-sun |
| Preceded by | Chung Eui-hwa |
| Succeeded by | Moon Hee-sang |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 1996 | |
| Constituency | Jinan–Muju–Jangsu (1996–2004) Jinan–Muju–Jangsu–Imsil (2004–2012) Jongno (2012–present) |
| Chairman of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 7 July 2008 – 2 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sohn Hak-kyu and Park Sang-chun |
| Succeeded by | Park Jie-won (acting) |
| Chairman of the Uri Party | |
| In office 14 February 2007 – 20 August 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Geun-tae |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy | |
| In office 10 February 2006 – 1 March 2007 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Lee Hee-beom |
| Succeeded by | Kim Young-joo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1950, 26 September 1950 of the lunisolar calendar[1] Jinan, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Korea (−2016, 2018–) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2016–2018) as Speaker of the National Assembly, as required by law. |
| Spouse(s) | Choi Hye-kyung |
| Residence | Jongno, Seoul |
| Alma mater | Korea University New York University Pepperdine University Kyung Hee University (Ph.D.) |
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| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Segyun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Segyun |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "충북일보가 만난 사람들 - ①정세균 국회의장". inews365 (in Korean). 29 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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