Han Myeong-sook
Han Myeong-sook | |
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한명숙 | |
| Chairperson of the Democratic United Party | |
| In office 16 January 2012 – 12 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Won Hye-young Lee Yong-sun (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Moon Sung-keun |
| 33rd Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 19 April 2006 – 7 March 2007 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Han Duck-soo (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kwon O-kyu (Acting) Han Duck-soo |
| Minister for Environment | |
| In office 27 February 2003 – 16 February 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Kun |
| Preceded by | Kim Myung-ja |
| Succeeded by | Kwak Kyul-ho |
| Minister for Gender Equality | |
| In office 29 January 2001 – 26 February 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Han-dong Chang Sang (Acting) Jeon Yun-churl (Acting) Chang Dae-hwan (Acting) Kim Suk-soo |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ji Eun-hee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1944 Heijo, Japanese Korea (now Pyongyang, North Korea) |
| Political party | National Congress for New Politics (Before 2000) Millennium Democratic Party (2000–2003) Uri Party (2003–2007) United New Democratic Party (2007–2008) Democratic Party (2008–2011) Democratic United Party (2011–2014) Minjoo Party (2014–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Park Seong-jun |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University |
| Signature | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Han Myeong-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Myŏngsuk |
| Korean royal family (Cheongju Han clan) | |
Han Myeong-sook (born March 24, 1944; Korean: 한명숙 [han mjʌŋsʰuk]) is a South Korean politician. She was the Prime Minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007. She is South Korea's first female prime minister.[1] She was from the United New Democratic Party (UNDP) as a member of the Korean National Assembly (representative) for Ilsan-gab.
She resigned as Prime Minister on March 7, 2007 and ran for President of South Korea in 2007.