Hwang Kyo-ahn

President of South Korea

15 April 1957 Seoul, South Korea

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9 December 2016 – 10 May 2017

Former Acting President and Prime Minister of South Korea In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang. His Excellency Hwang Kyo-ahn황교안 黃敎安 Acting President of South KoreaIn office 9 December 2016 – 10 May 2017 Preceded by Park Geun-hyeSucceeded by Moon Jae-in40th Prime Minister of South KoreaIn office 18 June 2015 – 11 May 2017PresidentPark Geun-hye Himself (Acting) Moon Jae-inPreceded by Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting) Succeeded by Yoo Il-ho (Acting) Leader of Liberty Korea PartyIn office 27 February 2019 – 17 February 2020Preceded by Kim Byong-joon (Interim) Succeeded by Position abolishedLeader of United Future PartyIn office 17 February 2020 – 15 April 2020Preceded by Position establishedSucceeded by Shim Jae-chul (Acting) Lee Jun-seokMinister of JusticeIn office 11 March 2013 – 18 June 2015Prime Minister Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting) Preceded by Gwon Jae-jinSucceeded by Kim Ju-hyeon (Acting) Personal detailsBorn (1957-04-15 ) 15 April 1957 (age 64) Seoul, South KoreaPolitical partyUnited Future (2020 - present)Other political affiliationsLiberty Korea (2018 - 2020)Spouse(s)Choi Ji-youngChildren2Alma materSungkyunkwan University (LLB, LLM)Korean nameHangul황교안 Hanja黃敎安 Revised RomanizationHwang Gyo-anMcCune–ReischauerHwang Kyo-anIPAhwaŋ kjoan Hwang Kyo-ahn (Korean: 황교안 ; Hanja: 黃敎安 ; RR: Hwang Gyo-an; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as Acting President of South Korea from 9 December 2016 to 10 May 2017 and the 40th Prime Minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017. Hwang served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2015 under President Park Geun-hye. He played a leading role in the investigation into the 2013 South Korean sabotage plot, which led to the conviction of Lee Seok-ki and the dissolution of the Unified Progressive Party. In May 2015, he was nominated by President Park Geun-hye for the position of Prime Minister of South Korea and assumed office on June 18, 2015. On December 9, 2016, President Park Geun-hye was impeached by the National Assembly. Hwang assumed the role of Acting President of Korea in accordance with the presidential order of succession until the election of Moon Jae-in on 9 May 2017. In January 2019, he joined the Liberty Korea Party, and was elected as its party leader on 27 February 2019. When the Liberty Korea Party merged with several other parties to form the United Future Party on 17 February 2020, Hwang continued his role of party leader of the United Future Party. After leading the United Future Party to a landslide defeat in the 2020 South Korean legislative election and losing his own election for the seat in Jongno District, Seoul, Hwang resigned as party leader. On 10 March 2021, Hwang announced his candidacy in the 2022 South Korean presidential election.