Choo Kyung-ho | |
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추경호 | |
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea | |
In office 12 May 2022 – 20 May 2022 | |
President | Yoon Suk Yeol |
Preceded by | Kim Boo-kyum |
Succeeded by | Han Duck-soo |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance | |
In office 10 May 2022 – 28 December 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Kim Boo-kyum 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 | Dalseong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea | 29 July 1960
Political 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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Choo Kyung-ho (Korean: 추경호, born 29 July 1960) is a South Korean government official and politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance under the Yoon Suk Yeol government. 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.