Han Duck-soo

Han Duck-soo
한덕수
Han in 2024
38th & 48th Prime Minister of South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2022
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Deputy	Choo Kyung-ho Choi Sang-mok Park Soon-ae Lee Ju-ho
Preceded by	Kim Boo-kyum
In office 2 April 2007 – 29 February 2008
President	Roh Moo-hyun
Preceded by	Han Myeong-sook
Succeeded by	Han Seung-soo
Acting 16 March 2006 – 19 April 2006
President	Roh Moo-hyun
Preceded by	Lee Hae-chan
Succeeded by	Han Myeong-sook
South Korean Ambassador to the United States
In office 9 March 2009 – 17 February 2012
President	Lee Myung-bak
Preceded by	Lee Tae-sik
Succeeded by	Choi Young-jin
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy
In office 14 March 2005 – 18 July 2006
Prime Minister	Lee Hae-chan Himself (acting) Han Myeong-sook
Preceded by	Lee Hun-jai
Succeeded by	Kwon O-kyu
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-18) 18 June 1949 (age 75) Chonju, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Choi Ah-young
Alma mater	Seoul National University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Signature
Korean name
Hangul	한덕수
Hanja	韓悳洙
Revised Romanization	Han Deoksu
McCune–Reischauer	Han Tŏksu

Han Duck-soo (Korean: 한덕수; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean diplomat, economist, and politician serving as the 48th and current prime minister of South Korea since May 2022. Han is the fifth person to hold the office twice,^[1] having previously served as the 38th prime minister under President Roh Moo-hyun from 2007 to 2008. He also held office as ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2012 and as chairman of the Korea International Trade Association from 2012 to 2015.^[2][3]