Lee Nak-yeon
| Lee Nak-yeon | |
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| 이낙연 | |
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| 45th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
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Assumed office 31 May 2017 |
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| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Yoo Il-ho (Acting) |
| 37th Governor of South Jeolla Province | |
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In office 1 July 2014 – 10 May 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Park Jun-young |
| Succeeded by | Kim Gap-seop (Acting) |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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In office 30 May 2000 – 15 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Kim In-gon |
| Succeeded by | Lee Gae-ho |
| Constituency | Damyang, Hampyeong, Yeonggwang and Jangseong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 December 1951 Yeonggwang, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Suk-hee |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (LLB) |
Lee Nak-yeon (Korean: 이낙연, born December 5, 1951), also known as Lee Nak-yon, is a South Korean politician who is the 45th Prime Minister of South Korea. He previously served as the governor of Jeollanam-do province. Before serving as governor, he worked as a journalist for the Dong-a Ilbo and served as a member of the National Assembly for four terms.
Lee was born on December 5, 1951 in Yeonggwang County in South Jeolla Province. After graduating from Seoul National University with a degree in law, he worked as a journalist for the daily Dong-a Ilbo newspaper until 2000.
He entered politics in 2000 "based on his ties with former President Kim Dae-jung he formed while covering politics." Following his departure from the Dong-a Ilbo he was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 2000 and served for four terms. He also served as a spokesman for former President Roh Moo-hyun when he was the president-elect in 2002.
He left office in the middle of his fourth term in 2014 to successfully run for governor of South Jeolla Province.
On May 10, 2017, he was nominated by President Moon Jae-in to be the next Prime Minister of South Korea, succeeding Hwang Kyo-ahn. He left office as governor of the South Jella Province on the same day.
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