Han Duck-soo

Han Duck-soo
His Excellency; Han Duck-soo
	한덕수
	Han in 2009.
34th Prime Minister of South Korea
	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; March 2009 – March 2013
Preceded by	Lee Tae-sik
Succeeded by	Choi Young-jin
Personal details
Born	18 June 1949; Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea)
Alma mater	Seoul National University (BA); Harvard University (PhD)
Korean name
Hangul	한덕수
Hanja	韓悳洙
Revised Romanization	Han Deok-su
McCune–Reischauer	Han Tŏk-su
	Korean royal family; (Cheongju Han clan)

Han Duck-soo (한 덕 수; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean politician who served as the 34th Prime Minister of South Korea, from 2007 until February 2008, and as the ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013. He served as Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association from 2012 to 2015.[1][2]

Education

Han earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Seoul National University in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1984.

Career

His career spans over 35 years, starting at the National Tax Service in 1970 and the Economic Planning Board four years later. In 1982, he moved to what is now the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, where he rose to Vice Minister in 1997–1998, during the Asian financial crisis; he later became Minister of Trade Affairs (1998–2000), handling trade negotiations with foreign governments.

Han subsequently became Minister of Finance of South Korea[3] and served as Acting Prime Minister from 14 March 2006 to 19 April 2006.[4] He resigned as Finance Minister in July 2006 and instead became a special presidential advisor for free trade agreement affairs.[3]

On 9 March 2007, Han was nominated as Prime Minister by President Roh Moo-hyun following the resignation of Han Myeong-sook.[3][5] His nomination was approved by the National Assembly on 2 April 2007.[5]

References

"Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".
"Former Prime Minister Han Duk-soo Appointed as the Next KITA Chairman".
"S. Korean president nominates new PM", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 9 March 2007.
"Han Duck-Soo New Rok Pm-Designate". 9 March 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"New S.Korean PM nomination approved by National Assembly", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 2 April 2007.

Political offices
Preceded by Kwon Oh-kyu	Prime Minister of South Korea 2007–2008	Succeeded by Han Seung-soo
Preceded by Lee Hae-chan	Prime Minister of South Korea Acting 2006	Succeeded by Han Myeong-sook
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Yang Soo-gil	Ambassador of Republic of Korea to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2001	Succeeded by Lee Kyung-tae
Preceded by Lee Tae-sik	Ambassador of Republic of Korea to United States 2009–2012	Succeeded by Choi Young-jin

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[1] "Former Chairmen of the Korea International Trade Association".

[2] "Former Prime Minister Han Duk-soo Appointed as the Next KITA Chairman".

[Nom-3] "S. Korean president nominates new PM", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 9 March 2007.

[4] "Han Duck-Soo New Rok Pm-Designate". 9 March 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[Approved-5] "New S.Korean PM nomination approved by National Assembly", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 2 April 2007.