Hong Nam-ki
Hong Nam-ki (Korean: 홍남기; Hanja: 洪楠基; born 29 July 1960) is a former Minister of Economy and Finance and a Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea served under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2022. He is the longest serving Minister of Economy and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the country. He previously served as an acting Prime Minister from April to May 2021.
Hong Nam-ki | |
|---|---|
| 홍남기 | |
| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| Acting 17 April 2021 – 14 May 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Chung Sye-kyun |
| Succeeded by | Kim Boo-kyum |
| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 9 May 2022 Serving with Yoo Eun-hae | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun Himself (acting) Kim Boo-kyum |
| Preceded by | Kim Dong-yeon |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun Himself (acting) Kim Boo-kyum |
| Preceded by | Kim Dong-yeon |
| Succeeded by | Choo Kyung-ho |
| Minister for Government Policy Coordination | |
| In office 11 May 2017 – 9 November 2018 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Preceded by | Lee Seok-jun |
| Succeeded by | Noh Hyeong-ouk |
| First Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning | |
| In office 18 January 2016 – 10 May 2017 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Prime Minister | Hwang Kyo-ahn |
| Preceded by | Lee Seok-joon |
| Succeeded by | Min Won-ki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1960 Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea |
| Relatives | See Namyang Hong clan |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University University of Salford |
| Hong Nam-ki | |
| Hangul | 홍남기 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Nam-gi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Namki |
Hong is considered a veteran technocrat working at mostly at budget-related departments under both conservative and liberal governments for over three decades. Before promoted to President Moon's second finance minister, Hong was his first Minister for Government Policy Coordination (OPC) and previously president Park Geun-hye's vice minister for now-Ministry of Science and ICT.
His nomination as President Moon's next finance minister was strongly recommended by then-Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon whom Hong closely worked for as Minister for Government Policy Coordination. Hong's predecessor, Kim Dong-yeon, also served as the head of OPC under previous administration before appointed as Moon's first finance minister.
As of December 2020, Hong is also one of four people who continue to serve President Moon as cabinet minister or ministerial-level government official from the beginning of Moon's presidency in 2017 along with Kim Sang-jo, Suh Hoon, and Kang Kyung-wha.