Chung Un-chan
Chung Un-chan (Korean: 정운찬; born March 21, 1947 in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea) is a South Korean politician who was the Prime Minister of South Korea (2009–2010). He was a professor of Seoul National University from 1978 to 2009, serving as the president of the university from July 2002 to July 2006 until he was designated to the Prime Minister. He is the current commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization.
Chung Un-chan | |
|---|---|
정운찬 | |
| 36th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 29 September 2009 – 11 August 2010 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Han Seung-soo |
| Succeeded by | Yoon Jeung-hyun (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1947 Gongju, Korea (now South Korea) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (BA) Miami University (MA) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist Professor |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정운찬 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Un-chan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Unch'an |
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