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Han Dong-hoon | |
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 Han in 2024 | |
| Leader of the People Power Party | |
| In office 23 July 2024 – 16 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hwang Woo-yea (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kweon Seong-dong (acting) |
| Interim 26 December 2023 – 11 April 2024[1] | |
| Preceded by | Kim Gi-hyeon |
| Succeeded by | Yoon Jae-ok (acting) |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 17 May 2022 – 21 December 2023 | |
| President | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo |
| Preceded by | Park Beom-kye |
| Succeeded by | Park Sung-jae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1973 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power (since 2023) |
| Spouse | Jin Eun-jeong |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Signature |  |
| Nickname | An Nong-oon (안농운) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South Korea |
| Branch/service | Republic of Korea Air Force |
| Years of service | 1998–2001 |
| Rank | Captain (Korean: 대위) |
| Unit | Military advocate |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한동훈 |
| Hanja | 韓東勳 |
| Revised Romanization | Han Donghun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Tonghun |
Han Dong-hoon (Korean: 한동훈; born 9 April 1973) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as the leader of the People Power Party from July to December 2024 and as the 69th minister of justice from May 2022 to December 2023 under the cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol.
Before joining politics, Han played a key role as an anti-corruption prosecutor alongside Yoon Suk Yeol in convicting former presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak, Samsung executive Lee Jae-yong, and family members of former minister of justice Cho Kuk. Han served as a principal deputy when Yoon held senior positions in the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of Korea.[2]
- ^ [속보] 한동훈, 비대위원장 사퇴…"국민 뜻 준엄하게 받아들여" (in Korean). 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Son, Hyun-soo (16 May 2022). "Soon-to-be justice minister says he was "lynched" for investigating corruption by powerful". Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.