Choi Kyoung-hwan
Choi Kyoung-hwan (born June 22, 1955) is a South Korean politician who was a member of the National Assembly of South Korea in the Hannara Party. He represented the Gyeongsan-Cheongdo region of Gyeongsangbuk-do. Choi has promised to work for the extension of Daegu Subway Line 1 beyond the borders of Daegu to Gyeongsan, and to expand the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. Choi was the acting Prime Minister from 27 April 2015 to 18 June 2015, following the departure of Lee Wan-koo.[1]
Choi Kyoung-hwan | |
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| 최경환 | |
 Choi in 2014 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 15 July 2014 – 13 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Hwang Kyo-ahn |
| Preceded by | Hyun Oh-seok |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Il-ho |
| Minister of Strategy and Finance | |
| In office 13 June 2014 – 13 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Hwang Kyo-ahn |
| Preceded by | Hyun Oh-seok |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Il-ho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1955 Sincheon-dong, South Korea |
| Political party | Saenuri Party |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Choi Kyoung-hwan | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Gyeong-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Kyŏng-hwan |
Early life and education
Born in Gyeongsan's Sincheon-dong, Choi graduated from Daegu High School in 1975. He obtained his bachelor's in economics at Yonsei University, passing the civil service exam while enrolled for a fourth year of study in 1979. He later received his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he studied from 1987 to 1991.
Career
His work in economics has opened up various opportunities for Choi. In 1995, he served as a researcher at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In the 2002 South Korean presidential election, he was special advisor on economics to then-presidential candidate Lee Hoi-chang.
In 2018 he was jailed for 5 years for bribery.[2]