Choo Kyung-ho
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Choo Kyung-ho | |
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추경호 | |
.png) Choo in 2024 | |
| Acting Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 12 May 2022 – 20 May 2022 | |
| President | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| Deputy | Himself |
| Preceded by | Kim Boo-kyum |
| Succeeded by | Han Duck-soo |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 10 May 2022 – 29 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself (acting) Han Duck-soo |
| Preceded by | Hong Nam-ki |
| Succeeded by | Choi Sang-mok |
| Minister for Government Policy Coordination | |
| In office 25 July 2014 – 12 January 2016 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Prime Minister | Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Hwang Kyo-ahn |
| Preceded by | Kim Dong-yeon |
| Succeeded by | Lee Seok-joon |
| Member of the National Assembly for Dalseong | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Jong-jin |
| Floor Leader of the People Power Party | |
| In office 9 May 2024 – 7 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yoon Jae-ok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1960 Dalseong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Party | Saenuri Party (2016–2017) Liberty Korea Party (2017–2020) People Power Party (2020–present) |
| Spouse | Kim Hee-kyung |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Korea University (BBA) University of Oregon (MA) |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 추경호 |
| RR | Chu Gyeongho |
| MR | Ch'u Kyŏngho |
Choo Kyung-ho (Korean: 추경호, born 29 July 1960) is a South Korean politician who served as the deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance from 2022 to 2023 under President Yoon Suk Yeol. He has been serving as the member of the National Assembly for Dalseong since 2016.
Before entering to the National Assembly, he served as the 1st Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, as well as the Minister for Government Policy Coordination under the President Park Geun-hye, and the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission under the Lee Myung-bak government.
Choo was born in Dalseong, North Gyeongsang (now under Daegu) and attended Keisung High School.[1][2][3][4][5] He was educated at Korea University, where he completed Bachelor in Business Administration.[1][2][3][4][5] He also obtained master's degree in economics at the University of Oregon, United States.[4][5]
He is married to Kim Hee-kyung and has 2 daughters.[2]
Early career
From 1987, he had been working at the Economic Planning Board and the Ministry of Finance and Economy; both are the predecessors of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.[1][2][3][4][5] During this time, he drew the basis of South Korean macroeconomics.[2][3] He was sent to the World Bank in 1999 and also worked as a councillor at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2006 to 2009.[2][3][4][5] He also served as the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission.[1][2][3][4][5]
Political career
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Following the 2012 presidential election, the President Park Geun-hye appointed him as the 1st Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance in March 2013.[1] He was promoted to the Minister for Government Policy Coordination in July 2014.[6][7]
Prior to the 2016 election, Choo joined the Saenuri Party, along with Chong Jong-sup, who was also the Cabinet member under the President Park.[8][9] He contested for Dalseong and was elected.[10][11] He became the Director of The Yeouido Institute in March 2017, shortly after the impeachment of Park Geun-hye.[12] He was re-elected in 2020.[13]
Following the 2022 presidential election, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated him as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy and Finance.[2][3][4][5]
He became Floor Leader in May 2024.[14][unreliable source?] He resigned from the position in December amidst the first impeachment vote against Yoon, stating that he would take responsibility for "the third presidential impeachment vote in [South Korea's] constitutional history".[15]
Other activities
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2022)[16]
