Chung Hong-won

Jung Hong-won
정홍원
42nd Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
26 February 2013 – 16 February 2015
PresidentPark Geun-hye
Preceded byKim Hwang-sik
Succeeded byLee Wan-koo
Personal details
Born (1944-10-09) 9 October 1944 (age 80)
Kato County, Korea, Empire of Japan
Political partySaenuri Party
Alma materSungkyunkwan University (LLB)
Chung Hong-won
Hangul
정홍원
Hanja
鄭烘原
Revised RomanizationJeong Hongwon
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Hongwŏn

Jung Hong-won[1] (Korean정홍원; born 9 October 1944[2]) is a South Korean politician, who served as the Prime Minister of South Korea from 2013[3] until 2015 under conservative President Park Geun-hye. Jung is also a former member of the Saenuri Party.

  1. ^ Former Prime Ministers
  2. ^ 종합 경제정보 미디어 이데일리 - 상업적 무단전재 & 재배포 금지 (2005-10-25). ▒이데일리-세상을 올바르게,세상을 따뜻하게▒. Edaily [ko]. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  3. ^ "South Korean prime minister resigns over ferry disaster response - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.