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Jung Hong-won[1] (Korean: 정홍원; born 9 October 1944[2]) is a South Korean politician, who served as the Prime Minister of South Korea from 2013[3] until 2015 under conservative President Park Geun-hye. Jung is also a former member of the Saenuri Party.
Early life and education
Jung graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (undergraduate) from Sungkyunkwan University.[4] After passing the Judicial Examination,[5] he became a prosecutor.
Career
Jung became known after solving several high-profile cases, such as the Lee-Chang scandal,[4] in which relatives of President Chun Doo-hwan were prosecuted, and the Walker Hill Casino scandal.[4]
Before the 2012 general election, he entered the Saenuri Party. On 8 February 2013, he was nominated as the first Prime Minister of President-elect Park Geun-hye's government. On 26 February 2013, after the National Assembly of South Korea confirmed his nomination, he was formally sworn in. On 27 April 2014, he tendered his prime ministership resignation to the president following the Sinking of the MV Sewol on 16 April 2014, during which more than 300 people were killed.[3] President Park accepted the resignation in principle, but Jung continued to lead the Cabinet after the search and rescue operations of the Sewol came to an end.[9] Few were nominated to replace Jung, including Ahn Dae-hee, but none of them were able to replace him.
Jung was formally replaced as prime minister on 16 February 2015.[10]
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