Hong Nam-ki

Hong Nam-ki (Hangul: 홍남기; Hanja: 洪楠基; born 29 July 1960) is a South Korean politician. He was the Minister of Economy and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from November 2018 to May 2022.^[1]

His Excellency Hong Nam-ki
홍남기
Prime Minister of South Korea
Acting
In office 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 – 10 May 2022 Serving with Yoo Eun-hae
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by	Kim Dong-yeon
Succeeded by	Choo Kyung-ho
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 11 December 2018 – 10 May 2022
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun
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
1st 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	(1960-07-29) 29 July 1960 (age 64) Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea
Relatives	See Namyang Hong clan
Alma mater	Hanyang University University of Salford

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Nam-ki
Hangul	홍남기
Hanja	洪楠基
Revised Romanization	Hong Nam-gi
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Namki

In April 2021, Hong became the Acting Prime Minister following the resignation of Chung Sye-kyun.

References

1. "새 경제수장 홍남기 내정자는 누구?…진보·보수정권서 靑 근무". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2020-05-01.