Hong Nam-ki
Hong Nam-ki (Korean: 홍남기; Hanja: 洪楠基; born 29 July 1960) is a South Korean politician currently serving as Minister of Economy and Finance and as an ex officio Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea since his appointment in November 2018. Hong is considered a veteran technocrat working at mostly at budget-related departments under both conservative and liberal governments for over three decades.[1]
Hong Nam-ki | |
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홍남기 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
Assumed office 10 December 2018 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
Preceded by | Kim Dong-yeon |
Minister of Economy and Finance | |
Assumed office 10 December 2018 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
Preceded by | Kim Dong-yeon |
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 | Chuncheon, South Korea | 29 July 1960
Relatives | See Namyang Hong clan |
Alma mater | Hanyang University University of Salford |
Hong Nam-ki | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hong Nam-gi |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Namki |
Before promoted to President Moon Jae-in's second finance minister, Hong was his first Minister for Government Policy Coordination and previous president Park Geun-hye's vice minister for now-Ministry of Science and ICT.
On several occasions, Hong expressed his disapproval of adopting Universal basic income as it only significantly worsens fiscal responsibility without effectively replacing the current social safety net and for this reason it is not adopted by any countries in the world.[2]
Education
Hong graduated from Hangyang University with a bachelor degree in economics and MBA. He also holds a master's degree in economics from University of Salford[3] via Korean government fund for its employees' tertiary education in foreign countries.
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References
- "새 경제수장 홍남기 내정자는 누구?…진보·보수정권서 靑 근무". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- 이준희 (2020-06-16). "홍남기 "기본소득 도입한 나라 없다…지금은 할 상황 아니다"". MBC NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- "Ministry of Economy and Finance". english.moef.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-01.