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Choi Sang-mok

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Choi Sang-mok

Choi Sang-mok (Korean: 최상목, born 7 June 1963) is a South Korean politician who served as the acting president and acting prime minister of South Korea from December 2024 to March 2025, following the impeachment of Han Duck-soo, which was subsequently overturned by the Constitutional Court. Choi served as the deputy prime minister and the minister of economy and finance from December 2023 to May 2025. Choi was initially expected to assume the acting presidency and prime ministership again on 2 May, when Han resigned to run for president, but resigned on the night of 1 May, ahead of an anticipated impeachment vote in the National Assembly. Therefore, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho assumed the acting presidency.

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Prime Minister
Chung Hong-wonLee Wan-kooHwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded by
Park Won-ju
Succeeded by
Park Choon-seop
President
Yoon Suk Yeol
Deputy
Lee Ju-hoHimself
Additional offices
Additional offices Senior Secretary for Economic AffairsIn office10 May 2022 – 3 December 2023PresidentYoon Suk YeolPreceded byPark Won-juSucceeded byPark Choon-seopVice Minister of Strategy and FinanceIn office18 January 2016 – 31 May 2017Prime MinisterHwang Kyo-ahnYoo Il-ho (acting)MinisterYoo Il-hoSecretary for Economic Affairs and FinanceIn officeSeptember 2014 – January 2016Prime MinisterChung Hong-wonLee Wan-kooHwang Kyo-ahn
Minister
Yoo Il-ho
Born
(1963-06-07) 7 June 1963 (age 62)Seoul, South Korea
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Choi Jeong-seon (최정선)
Education
Seoul National University (LLB, MPA)Cornell University (PhD)
Allegiance
South Korea
Branch/service
Republic of Korea Army
Hangul
최상목
Hanja
崔相穆
RR
Choe Sangmok
MR
Ch'oe Sangmok
Party
Independent

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Preceded byChoo Kyung-ho
Preceded byChoo Kyung-ho
Political offices
Preceded byChoo Kyung-ho
Political offices
Minister of Economy and Finance 29 December 2023 – 1 May 2025
Political offices
Succeeded byKim Beom-seokActing
Preceded byHan Duck-sooActing
Preceded byHan Duck-sooActing
Political offices
Preceded byHan Duck-sooActing
Political offices
President of South KoreaActing Acting for Yoon Suk Yeol: 27 December 2024 – 24 March 2025
Political offices
Succeeded byHan Duck-sooActing
Preceded byHan Duck-soo
Preceded byHan Duck-soo
Political offices
Preceded byHan Duck-soo
Political offices
Prime Minister of South KoreaActing Acting for Han Duck-soo: 27 December 2024 – 24 March 2025
Political offices
Succeeded byHan Duck-soo
Political offices
Preceded byChoo Kyung-ho
Minister of Economy and Finance 29 December 2023 – 1 May 2025
Succeeded byKim Beom-seokActing
Preceded byHan Duck-sooActing
President of South KoreaActing Acting for Yoon Suk Yeol: 27 December 2024 – 24 March 2025
Succeeded byHan Duck-sooActing
Preceded byHan Duck-soo
Prime Minister of South KoreaActing Acting for Han Duck-soo: 27 December 2024 – 24 March 2025
Succeeded byHan Duck-soo

References

  1. Yoon's powers and duties were suspended due to his impeachment and trial; Choi succeeded Han, who had originally assumed
  2. ABC News
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-28/han-duck-soo-impeached-republic-korea-explainer/104767790
  3. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10448285
  4. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-acting-leader-han-set-resign-before-presidential-run-yonhap-says
    https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-acting-leader-han-set-resign-before-presidential-run-yonhap-says-2025-04-30/
  5. Naver News
    https://n.news.naver.com/article/001/0015365010?sid=100
  6. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/who-is-choi-sang-mok-south-koreas-second-acting-president-weeks-2024-12-27/
  7. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10032213
  8. The Korea Times
    https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/113_364441.html
  9. Yonhap News Agency
    https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20231208125100001
  10. Kyunghyang Shinmun
    https://www.khan.co.kr/article/202312081602001
  11. The Korea Herald
    https://koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231205000726
  12. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj30234e0djo
  13. France 24
    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241229-plane-with-181-on-board-crashes-in-south-korea-killing-29
  14. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-muan-jeju-air-crash-investigation-37561308a8157f6afe2eb507ac5131d5
  15. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241231007652315
  16. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241226004751315
  17. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10380588
  18. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10380785
  19. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10380555
  20. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10409296
  21. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250314002651320
  22. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250107005800315
  23. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250206007400315
  24. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250227001951315
  25. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10444282
  26. The Korea Times
    https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/03/356_394832.html
  27. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250321005751315
  28. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10447164
  29. The Korea Times
    https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20250402/opposition-led-motion-to-impeach-finance-minister-choi-sang-mok-reported-to-national-assembly
  30. Yonhap News Agency
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250501008252320
  31. The Korea Herald
    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10479096
  32. Yonhap
    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250527007052315
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