Han myeong sook biography sample

37th Prime Minister of South Korea

In this Korean name, the family name is Han.

Han Myeong-sook (Korean: 한명숙; Korean pronunciation:[hanmjʌŋsʰuk]; born March 24, 1944) is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007.

She is South Korea's first female prime minister (second female prime minister overall if the acting premiership of Chang Sang is included).

Han myeong sook biography sample

She was from the United New Democratic Party (UNDP) as a member of the Korean National Assembly (representative) for Ilsan-gab, and is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a degree in French literature. She resigned as prime minister on March 7, 2007, and declared her presidential candidacy.

But she did not succeed in the nominations. In 2008 she ran for congress, but was not elected. However, in January 2012 she was elected leader of the main oppositional Democratic United Party (DUP) before the April legislative elections and