# Chung Hong-won > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chung_Hong-won > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chung_Hong-won.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Hong-won > Source revision: 1344744207 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) South Korean politician (born 1944) In this [Korean name](/source/Korean_name), the family name is *[Jung](/source/Jung_(Korean_surname))*. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Korean. (February 2013) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. 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His Excellency Jung Hong-won 정홍원 42nd Prime Minister of South Korea In office February 26, 2013 – February 16, 2015 President Park Geun Hye Preceded by Kim Hwang-sik Succeeded by Lee Wan-koo Personal details Born (1944-10-09) 9 October 1944 (age 81) Kato County, Korea, Empire of Japan Party Saenuri Party Alma mater Sungkyunkwan University (LLB) Korean name Hangul 정홍원 Hanja 鄭烘原 RR Jeong Hongwon MR Chŏng Hongwŏn **Jung Hong-won**[1] ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 정홍원; born 9 October 1944[2]) is a South Korean politician who served as the [prime minister of South Korea](/source/Prime_minister_of_South_Korea) from 2013 to 2015 under President [Park Geun Hye](/source/Park_Geun-hye).[3] Jung is a former member of the [Saenuri Party](/source/Liberty_Korea_Party). ## Early life and education Jung graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (undergraduate) from [Sungkyunkwan University](/source/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](/source/Lee-Chang_scandal),[4] in which relatives of President [Chun Doo-hwan](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Institute_of_Justice&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ko](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B2%95%EB%AC%B4%EC%97%B0%EC%88%98%EC%9B%90)].[6] From 2004 to 2006, he served as the Standing Commissioner of the [Republic of Korea National Election Commission](/source/National_Election_Commission_of_South_Korea).[7] From 2008 to 2011, he served as the president of [Korea Legal Aid Corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korea_Legal_Aid_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ko](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C%EB%B2%95%EB%A5%A0%EA%B5%AC%EC%A1%B0%EA%B3%B5%EB%8B%A8)].[8] Before the [2012 general election](/source/2012_South_Korean_legislative_election), he entered the [Saenuri Party](/source/Liberty_Korea_Party). On 8 February 2013, he was nominated as the first Prime Minister of President-elect [Park Geun-hye](/source/Park_Geun-hye)'s government. On 26 February 2013, after the [National Assembly of South Korea](/source/National_Assembly_(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*](/source/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](/source/Ahn_Dae-hee), but none of them were able to replace him. Jung was formally replaced as prime minister on 16 February 2015.[10] ## External links - (in Korean) [국무총리](https://www.opm.go.kr/opm/prime/past-oversea.do) - [Prime Minister](https://www.opm.go.kr/en/prime/former_prime.do) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Jung Hong-won](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jung_Hong-won). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Former Prime Ministers](https://www.opm.go.kr/en/prime/former_prime.do) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** 종합 경제정보 미디어 이데일리 - 상업적 무단전재 & 재배포 금지 (2005-10-25). [▒이데일리-세상을 올바르게,세상을 따뜻하게▒](https://web.archive.org/web/20170910172726/http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=JF21&newsid=01656406602708552&DCD=A00602&OutLnkChk=Y). [Edaily](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edaily&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ko](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%BC%EB%A6%AC)]. Archived from [the original](http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=JF21&newsid=01656406602708552&DCD=A00602&OutLnkChk=Y) on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-27. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-1) ["South Korean prime minister resigns over ferry disaster response - CNN.com"](https://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/26/world/asia/south-korea-ship-sinking/). CNN. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-naver1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-naver1_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-naver1_4-2) [\[종합\]\[프로필\]정홍원 국무총리 후보자](http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=003&aid=0004971093) (in Korean). [Naver News](/source/Naver_News). 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2014-04-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [\[프로필\]정홍원 국무총리 후보자](http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=003&aid=0004970855) (in Korean). [Naver News](/source/Naver_News). 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2014-04-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [법무연수원 사이버교육센터](https://web.archive.org/web/20140501235519/http://www.lrti.go.kr/homepage/institute/DirectorAction.do?method=popup&dictSeqNo=27&_TOK=1398868882090). Archived from [the original](http://www.lrti.go.kr/homepage/institute/DirectorAction.do?method=popup&dictSeqNo=27&_TOK=1398868882090) on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [역대상임위원(글 읽기)<상임위원소개<위원장 및 위원<위원회안내< 중앙선거관리위원회](http://www.nec.go.kr/portal/bbs/view/B0000128/196.do?searchCnd=&searchWrd=&useAt=&replyAt=&menuNo=200359&sdate=&edate=&deptId=&viewType=&searchDeptId=&searchDeptName=&searchYn=§ion=&searchSection=&searchOption1=&searchOption2=&searchOption3=&searchOption4=&searchOption5=&searchYear=&searchMonth=&scDs=&sgId=0&sgTypecode=null&scSggid=&scWiwid=&scWiwidDp2=&mppLink=&hotIssueYn=&delCode=0&sortGb=&lang=&pageIndex=1) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [공단소개>기관장>역대이사장](http://www.klac.or.kr/html/view.do?code=113) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Park to stick to current Cabinet for June polls](https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/04/113_156285.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [(LEAD) Parliament endorses PM nominee](http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/02/16/34/0301000000AEN20150216001851315F.html) Political offices Preceded by Kim Hwang-sik Prime Minister of South Korea 2013–2015 Succeeded by Lee Wan-koo v t e Prime ministers of South Korea (list) First Republic Lee Beom-seok Shin Song-mo Chang Myon Ho Chong Yi Yun-yong Chang Taek-sang Paik Too-chin Pyon Yong-tae Baek Han-seong [ko] Second Republic Ho Chong Chang Myon Third Republic Choi Tu-son Chung Il-kwon Paik Too-chin Kim Jong-pil Fourth Republic Choi Kyu-hah Shin Hyun-hwak Han-bin Lee Shin Hyun-hwak Park Choong-hoon Nam Duck-woo Fifth Republic Yoo Chang-soon Kim Sang-hyup Chin Iee-chong Shin Byung-hyun [ko] Lho Shin-yong Lee Han-key [ko] Kim Chung-yul Sixth Republic Lee Hyun-jae Kang Young-hoon Ro Jai-bong Chung Won-shik Hyun Soong-jong Hwang In-sung Lee Hoi-chang Lee Yung-dug Lee Hong-koo Lee Soo-sung Goh Kun Kim Jong-pil Park Tae-joon Lee Hun-jai Lee Han-dong Chang Sang Jeon Yun-churl [ko] Chang Dae-whan Kim Suk-soo Goh Kun Lee Hun-jai Lee Hae-chan Han Duck-soo Han Myeong-sook Kwon O-kyu Han Duck-soo Han Seung-soo Chung Un-chan Yoon Jeung-hyun Kim Hwang-sik Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Choi Kyoung-hwan Hwang Kyo-ahn Yoo Il-ho Lee Nak-yon Chung Sye-kyun Hong Nam-ki Kim Boo-kyum Choo Kyung-ho Han Duck-soo † Choi Sang-mok Han Duck-soo Lee Ju-ho Kim Min-seok Han Seong-sook Italics indicate an acting prime minister • † indicates an impeached prime minister Authority control databases VIAF GND WorldCat This article about a South Korean politician is a stub. 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