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South Korean politician (born 1944)

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

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.

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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]

Jung resigned from his job as a prosecutor in 2003 and then served the president of the Institute of Justice [ko].^[6] From 2004 to 2006, he ser