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Han Duck-soo | |
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한덕수 | |
 Han in 2024 | |
| Acting President of South Korea | |
| In office 14 December 2024 – 27 December 2024 | |
| President | Yoon Suk Yeol[a] |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Choi Sang-mok |
| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2022[b] | |
| President | Yoon Suk Yeol Himself (acting, 14–27 December 2024) Choo Kyung-ho (acting, since 27 December 2024) |
| Deputy | Choo Kyung-ho Choi Sang-mok Park Soon-ae Lee Ju-ho |
| Preceded by | Kim Boo-kyum |
| In office 2 April 2007 – 29 February 2008 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Han Myeong-sook |
| Succeeded by | Han Seung-soo |
| Acting 16 March 2006 – 19 April 2006 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Lee Hae-chan |
| Succeeded by | Han Myeong-sook |
| South Korean Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 9 March 2009 – 17 February 2012 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Lee Tae-sik |
| Succeeded by | Choi Young-jin |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 14 March 2005 – 18 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hae-chan Himself (acting) Han Myeong-sook |
| Preceded by | Lee Hun-jai |
| Succeeded by | Kwon O-kyu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1949 Chonju, South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Choi Ah-young |
| Education | Seoul National University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Signature |  |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Thesis | External shocks, adjustments, and growth: Korean case (1984) |
| Doctoral advisor | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한덕수 |
| Hanja | 韓悳洙 |
| Revised Romanization | Han Deoksu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Tŏksu |
Han Duck-soo (Korean: 한덕수; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean diplomat, economist, and politician who served as acting president of South Korea from 14 to 27 December 2024 and the prime minister of South Korea since May 2022.[1] Han is the fifth person to hold the prime minister's office twice,[2] having previously served as prime minister under President Roh Moo-hyun from 2007 to 2008. He also held office as ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2012 and as chairman of the Korea International Trade Association from 2012 to 2015.[3][4]
On 27 December, Han was impeached by the National Assembly of South Korea due to his refusals to promulgate two special counsel bills that sought to investigate Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee or to appoint three National Assembly-designated candidates for the Constitutional Court of Korea.
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- ^ Lee, Joyce (14 December 2024). "Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president after Yoon impeachment?". Reuters. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ [속보] 윤 대통령, 한덕수 국무총리 임명. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".
- ^ "Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo Appointed as the Next KITA Chairman".