Yoon Jeung-hyun
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Yoon Jeung-hyun is a South Korean civil servant and politician. He is the current Minister of Strategy and Finance.
He was born in Masan
, and graduated from Seoul National University
. He became the Minister of Strategy and Finance on February 10th, 2009. He became Prime Minister
as a result of Chung Un-chan
's resignation on 10 August 2010.
He was born in Masan
Masan
Masan was a formerly a municipal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city was situated on Masan Bay , approximately 35 km west of Busan. It was known for its textile industry, and it was the site of Hite Brewery's production facilities.During the control of the Mongolians, the...
, and graduated from Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
. He became the Minister of Strategy and Finance on February 10th, 2009. He became Prime Minister
Prime Minister of South Korea
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea is appointed by the President with the National Assembly's approval. Unlike prime ministers in the parliamentary system, the Prime Minister of South Korea is not required to be a member of parliament....
as a result of Chung Un-chan
Chung Un-Chan
Chung Un-chan was the Prime Minister of South Korea . He was a professor of Seoul National University from 1978 to 2009, serving as the president of the university from July 2002 to July 2006 until he was designated to the Prime Minister. He acquired his Ph.D...
's resignation on 10 August 2010.