Chung Hong-won
| Chung Hong-won | |
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| 정홍원 | |
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| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
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In office 26 February 2013 – 16 February 2015 |
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| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Preceded by | Kim Hwang-sik |
| Succeeded by | Lee Wan-koo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 October 1944 Kato County, Korea (now Hadong County, South Korea) |
| Political party | Saenuri Party |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed Church |
| Chung Hong-won | |
| Hangul | 정홍원 |
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| Hanja | 鄭烘原 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Hong-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Hongwŏn |
Chung Hong-won (Hangul: 정홍원; born October 9, 1944 ) was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. He served from 26 February 2013 to 16 February 2015.
Chung graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (undergraduate) from Sungkyunkwan University. After passing the Judicial Examination, he became a prosecutor.
Chung became known after solving several high-profile cases, such as the Lee-Chang scandal (이철희 장영자 어음 사기 사건), in which relatives of President Chun Doo-hwan were prosecuted, and the Walker Hill Casino scandal.
Chung resigned from his job as a prosecutor in 2003 and then served the president of the . From 2004 to 2006, he served as the Standing Commissioner of the Republic of Korea National Election Commission. From 2008 to 2011, he served as the president of .
Before the 2012 general election, he entered the Saenuri Party. On 8 February 2013, he was nominated as the first Prime Minister of President-elect Park Geun-hye's government. On 26 February 2013, after the National 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 the Sinking of the MV Sewol on 16 April 2014, during which more than 300 people were killed. President Park accepted the resignation in principle, but Chung continued to lead the Cabinet after the search and rescue operations of the Sewol came to an end.
Chung was formally replaced as prime minister on 16 February 2015 .
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