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South Korean politician

Choo Kyung-hoMP
추경호
Choo in 2022

Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
In office 12 May 2022 – 20 May 2022
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Preceded by	Kim Boo-kyum
Succeeded by	Han Duck-soo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 10 May 2022 – 28 December 2023
Prime Minister	Kim Boo-kyum Himself (acting) Han Duck-soo
Preceded by	Hong Nam-ki
Succeeded by	Choi Sang-mok
Minister for Government Policy Coordination
In office 25 July 2014 – 12 January 2016
President	Park Geun-hye
Prime Minister	Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Hwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded by	Kim Dong-yeon
Succeeded by	Lee Seok-joon
Member of the National Assembly for Dalseong
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2016
Preceded by	Lee Jong-jin
Floor Leader of the People Power Party
In office 9 May 2024 – 7 December 2024
Preceded by	Yoon Jae-ok

Personal details
Born	(1960-07-29) 29 July 1960 (age 64) Dalseong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Political party	Saenuri Party (2016–2017) Liberty Korea Party (2017–2020) People Power Party (2020–present)
Spouse	Kim Hee-kyung
Children	2
Education	Korea University (BBA) University of Oregon (MA)
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Choo Kyung-ho (Korean: 추경호, born 29 July 1960) is a South Korean government official and politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance under the Yoon Suk Yeol government. He has been serving as the Member of the National Assembly for Dalseong since 2016.

Before entering to the National Assembly, he served as the 1st Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, as well as the Minister for Government Policy Coordination under the President Park Geun-hye, and the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission under the Lee Myung-bak government.

Personal life and education

Choo was born in Dalseong, North Gyeongsang (now under Daegu) and attended Keisung High School. He was educated at Korea University, where he completed Bachelor in Business Administration. He also obtained master's degree in economics at the University of Oregon, United States.

He is married to Kim Hee-kyung and has 2 daughters.

Early career

From 1987, he had been working at the Economic Planning Board and the Ministry of Finance and Economy; both are the predecessors of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. During this time, he drew the basis of South Korean macroeconomics. He was sent to the World Bank in 1999 and also worked as an councillor at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2006 to 2009. He also served as the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission.

Political career

Following the 2012 presidential election, the President Park Geun-hye appointed him as the 1st Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance in March 2013. He was promoted to the Minister for Government Policy Coordination in July 2014.

Prior to the 2016 election, Choo joined the Saenuri Party, along with Chong Jong-sup, who was also the Cabinet member under the President Park. He contested for Dalseong and was elected. He became the Director of The Yeouido Institute in March 2017, shortly after the impeachment of Park Geun-hye. He was re-elected in 2020.

Following the 2022 presidential election, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated him as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy and Finance.

He became Floor Leader in May 2024. He resigned from the position in December amidst the first impeachment vote against Yoon, stating that he would take responsibility for "the third presidential impeachment vote in constitutional history".