Hwang Kyo-ahn
| Hwang Kyo-ahn | |
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| 황교안 | |
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President of South Korea Acting |
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Assumed office 9 December 2016 Serving while President Park's powers and duties are suspended |
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| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
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Assumed office 18 June 2015 |
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| President | Park Geun-hye (Currently suspended) |
| Preceded by | Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting) |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 11 March 2013 – 18 June 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gwon Jae-jin |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ju-hyeon (Acting) |
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15 April 1957 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Choi Ji-young |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University |
| Religion | Baptist |
| *Serving as Acting President while Park Geun-hye is suspended. | |
Hwang Kyo-ahn (Korean: 황교안, Hanja: 黃敎安, RR: Hwang Gyo-an; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean lawyer who is the Prime Minister of South Korea and as of December 9, 2016 the Acting President, having assumed the presidential powers and duties following the ratification of the impeachment proposal of President Park Geun-hye.
Hwang was born on April 15, 1957. He graduated from Kyunggi High School in 1976. He received his LL.B in 1981 from the College of Law at Sungkyunkwan University, and passed the 23rd National Bar Exam the same year.
Hwang earned his LL.M. in 2006 from the Graduate School of Law at Sungkyunkwan University.
Hwang was a career prosecutor. He spent 30 years as a prosecutor, specializing "in enforcing public safety and national security laws, gaining particular expertise in legislation targeting groups linked to North Korea"—activities that prompted criticism from the South Korean opposition.
Hwang joined the Cabinet of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in 2013 as minister of justice. In that role, Hwang played a key role in the Constitutional Court case against the left-wing Unified Progressive Party (which was accused of holding pro-North Korean views); the case culminated in a controversial December 2014 order banning the party, a decision that some saw as a blow to freedom of speech in South Korea.
On 21 May 2015, Park named Hwang as Prime Minister of South Korea, following the resignation of Lee Wan-koo due to allegations of bribery.
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