Kim Dong-yeon

Kim Dong-yeon
김동연
Kim in 2025
Governor of Gyeonggi Province
Assumed office
1 July 2022
Preceded byLee Jae-myung (2021)
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
9 June 2017 – 10 December 2018
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byYoo Il-ho
Succeeded byHong Nam-ki
Minister for Government Policy Coordination
In office
25 March 2013 – 22 July 2014
Prime MinisterChung Hong-won
Preceded byLim Jong-ryong
Succeeded byChoo Kyung-ho
Personal details
Born (1957-01-28) 28 January 1957
Eumseong, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
New Wave (2021–2022)
Independent (until 2021)
Alma materKookjae University (LLB)
Seoul National University (MPA)
University of Michigan (MPP, PhD)
Signature
Korean name
Hangul
김동연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Dongyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Tongyŏn

Kim Dong-yeon (Hangul: 김동연; born 28 January 1957) is a South Korean politician. He has been the 36th governor of Gyeonggi Province since 2022. He was the 4th minister of economy and finance and deputy prime minister from 2017 to 2018.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for President of South Korea in the 2025 snap presidential election.[2]

References

  1. "MINISTER ABOUT MOSF - Minister's Biography". english.mosf.go.kr. Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. CHOSUNBIZ (2025-04-27). "Kim Dong-yeon pledges to pursue regime change as Kim Kyeong-soo accepts results". CHOSUNBIZ. Retrieved 2025-04-28.