Han Duck-soo
Acting President of South Korea (since 2024), Prime Minister of South Korea (2006; 2007–2008; since 2022)
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Han Duck-soo (한덕수; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean politician. He is the acting president of South Korea since 2024 and the 44th Prime Minister of South Korea since 2022. He was prime minister before in 2006 and from 2007 until 2008. He was the ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013. He was Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association from 2012 to 2015.[1][2]
Han Duck-soo | |
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한덕수 | |
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| Acting President of South Korea | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| 44th 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 |
| In office 14 March 2006 – 19 April 2006 Acting | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Lee Hae-chan |
| Succeeded by | Han Myeong-sook |
| South Korean Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 16 February 2009 – 20 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Tae-sik |
| Succeeded by | Choi Young-jin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1949 Jeonju, South Korea |
| Education | Seoul National University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Han Deok-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Tŏk-su |
When he became prime minister again in 2022 at aged 72, Han became the oldest person to be prime minister.[3]
On 10 April 2024, Duck-soo offered his resignation following his party's defeat in that year's legislative elections.[4]
Han became the acting President of South Korea following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on 14 December 2024.[5][6]
References
change- ↑ "Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".
- ↑ "Former Prime Minister Han Duk-soo Appointed as the Next KITA Chairman".
- ↑ "Han Duck-soo appointed prime minister after rocky confirmation process". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ "South Korea: PM offers to resign after election defeat". dw.com. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ↑ "Yoon Impeached". BBC. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ↑ Smith, Josh (14 December 2024). "South Korea opposition will not seek to impeach acting president over martial law". Reuters. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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