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Hwang Kyo-ahn (Korean: 황교안; Hanja: 黃敎安; RR: Hwang Gyoan; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as acting president of South Korea from 9 December 2016 to 10 May 2017 and the 40th prime minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017.
Dec 9, 2016 · SEOUL (AFP) - Hwang Kyo Ahn, a former prosecutor who has never held elected office, found himself elevated to de-facto leader of South Korea on Friday (Dec 9), and supreme commander of a...
Nov 2, 2016 · Kim Byong-joon, a professor at Seoul’s Kookmin University, will replace Hwang Kyo-ahn as prime minister, the president’s office confirmed to CNN. In South Korea, the premiership is largely a...
Dec 9, 2016 · Hwang, 59, was a state prosecutor for nearly 30 years before starting a career in politics and policymaking. He was regarded as the staunchest loyalist in Park’s cabinet. The prime minister is...
Hwang Kyo-ahn oversees the continuing breakdown of the South Korean right from his comfortable perch as acting president, with no pressure to win an election. Born in 1957 in Seoul, Hwang’s background is chock full of elite privilege.
SEOUL -- South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn has become acting president following Park Geun-hye's impeachment, though his history as a conservative prosecutor suggests challenges in...
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Author of: National Security Act (2011); A Guide to Assembly and Demonstrations Act (2009). Recipient, Order of Service Merit, Red Stripes (2006).
