Chung Un-chan

Prime Minister of South Korea

21 March 1947 Gongju, Korea

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29 September 2009 – 11 August 2010

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung. His Excellency Chung Un-chan정운찬 36th Prime Minister of South KoreaIn office 29 September 2009 – 11 August 2010PresidentLee Myung-bakPreceded by Han Seung-sooSucceeded by Yoon Jeung-hyun (Acting) Personal detailsBorn (1947-03-21 ) 21 March 1947 (age 74) Gongju, Korea (now South Korea)Political partyIndependentAlma materSeoul National University Miami University Princeton University (Ph.D.)ProfessionEconomist ProfessorKorean nameHangul정운찬 Hanja鄭雲燦 Revised RomanizationJeong Un-chanMcCune–ReischauerChŏng Unch'an Chung Un-chan (born March 21, 1947 in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea) is a South Korean politician who was the Prime Minister of South Korea (2009–2010). 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 is the current commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization.