Hwang Kyo-ahn
Hwang Kyo-ahn (Korean: 황교안; Hanja: 黃敎安; RR: Hwang Gyoan; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as acting president of South Korea from 9 December 2016 to 10 May 2017 and the 40th prime minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017.
Hwang Kyo-ahn | |
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황교안 黃敎安 | |
| President of South Korea | |
| Acting 9 December 2016 – 10 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Park Geun-hye |
| Succeeded by | Moon Jae-in |
| 40th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 18 June 2015 – 11 May 2017 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye Himself (acting) Moon Jae-in |
| Deputy | Choi Kyoung-hwan Yoo Il-ho |
| Preceded by | Choi Kyoung-hwan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Il-ho (acting) |
| Leader of Liberty Korea Party | |
| In office 27 February 2019 – 17 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Byong-joon (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Leader of United Future Party | |
| In office 17 February 2020 – 15 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Shim Jae-chul (acting) Lee Jun-seok |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 March 2013 – 18 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Choi Kyoung-hwan (acting) |
| Preceded by | Gwon Jae-jin |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ju-hyeon (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1957 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberty Korea (2018–2020) |
| Spouse | Choi Ji-young |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University (LLB, LLM) |
| Signature | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 황교안 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang Gyo(-)an |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Kyoan |
| IPA | [hwaŋ.ɡjo.an] |
Hwang served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2015 under President Park Geun-hye. He played a leading role in the investigation into the 2013 South Korean sabotage plot, which led to the conviction of Lee Seok-ki and the dissolution of the Unified Progressive Party. In May 2015, he was nominated by President Park Geun-hye for the position of Prime Minister of South Korea and assumed office on 18 June 2015.
On 9 December 2016, President Park Geun-hye was impeached by the National Assembly. Hwang assumed the role of Acting President of Korea in accordance with the presidential order of succession until the election of Moon Jae-in on 9 May 2017.
In January 2019, he joined the Liberty Korea Party, and was elected as its party leader on 27 February 2019. When the Liberty Korea Party merged with several other parties to form the United Future Party on 17 February 2020, Hwang continued his role of party leader of the United Future Party. After leading the United Future Party to a landslide defeat in the 2020 South Korean legislative election and losing his own election for the constituency in Jongno District, Seoul, Hwang resigned as party leader.
On 10 March 2021, Hwang announced his candidacy for nominee of the People Power Party in the 2022 South Korean presidential election. He was eliminated from the shortlist of PPP candidates on 8 October.