Choo Kyung-ho

Choo was born in Dalseong, North Gyeongsang (now under Daegu) and attended Keisung High School.[1][2][3][4][5] He was educated at Korea University, where he completed Bachelor in Business Administration.[1][2][3][4][5] He also obtained master's degree in economics at the University of Oregon, United States.[4][5]

He is married to Kim Hee-kyung and has 2 daughters.[2][3]

From 1987, he had been working at the Economic Planning Board and the Ministry of Finance and Economy; both are the predecessors of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.[1][2][3][4][5] During this time, he drew the basis of South Korean macroeconomics.[2][3] He was sent to the World Bank in 1999 and also worked as an councillor at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2006 to 2009.[2][3][4][5] He also served as the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission.[1][2][3][4][5]

Following the 2012 presidential election, the President Park Geun-hye appointed him as the 1st Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance in March 2013.[1] He was promoted to the Minister for Government Policy Coordination in July 2014.[6][7]

Prior to the 2016 election, Choo joined the Saenuri Party, along with Chong Jong-sup, who was also the Cabinet member under the President Park.[8][9] He contested for Dalseong and was elected.[10][11] He became the Director of The Yeouido Institute in March 2017, shortly after the impeachment of Park Geun-hye.[12] He was re-elected in 2020.[13]

Following the 2022 presidential election, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated him as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy and Finance.[2][3][4][5]

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