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Jung Hong-won | |
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정홍원 | |
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| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 26 February 2013 – 16 February 2015 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Preceded by | Kim Hwang-sik |
| Succeeded by | Lee Wan-koo |
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| Born | (1944-10-09)9 October 1944 (age 80) Kato County,Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Saenuri Party |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University (LLB) |
| Chung Hong-won | |
| Hangul | 정홍원 |
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| Hanja | 鄭烘原 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Hongwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Hongwŏn |
Jung Hong-won[1] (Korean: 정홍원; born 9 October 1944[2]) is a South Korean politician who served as theprime minister of South Korea from 2013 to 2015 under PresidentPark Geun-hye.[3] Jung is a former member of theSaenuri Party.
Jung graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (undergraduate) fromSungkyunkwan University.[4] After passing the Judicial Examination,[5] he became a prosecutor.
Jung became known after solving several high-profile cases, such as theLee-Chang scandal,[4] in which relatives of PresidentChun Doo-hwan were prosecuted, and the Walker Hill Casino scandal.[4]
Jung resigned from his job as a prosecutor in 2003 and then served the president of theInstitute of Justice [ko].[6] From 2004 to 2006, he served as the Standing Commissioner of theRepublic of Korea National Election Commission.[7] From 2008 to 2011, he served as the president ofKorea Legal Aid Corporation [ko].[8]
Before the2012 general election, he entered theSaenuri Party. On 8 February 2013, he was nominated as the first Prime Minister of President-electPark Geun-hye's government. On 26 February 2013, after theNational Assembly of South Korea confirmed his nomination, he was formally sworn in. On 27 April 2014, he tendered his prime ministership resignation to the president following theSinking of the MVSewol on 16 April 2014, during which more than 300 people were killed.[3] President Park accepted the resignation in principle, but Jung continued to lead the Cabinet after the search and rescue operations of the Sewol came to an end.[9] Few were nominated to replace Jung, includingAhn Dae-hee, but none of them were able to replace him.
Jung was formally replaced as prime minister on 16 February 2015.[10]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of South Korea 2013–2015 | Succeeded by |
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