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Hwang Kyo-ahn

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Hwang Kyo-ahn (Korean: 황교안; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as the acting president of South Korea from 2016 to 2017 and as the prime minister of South Korea from 2015 to 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 18 June 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hwang Kyo-ahn is the 5,930th most popular politician (down from 5,636th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 81st in 2019) and the 59th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hwang Kyo-ahn ranks 5,930 out of 19,576. Before him are Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Vakhtang I of Iberia, John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Ramiro III of León, Imran Khan, and Silo of Asturias. After him are Spotted Elk, Miroslav Filipović, Julia Livia, Fujiwara no Michinaga, Kim Pyong-il, and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Hwang Kyo-ahn ranks 59. Before him are Nick Cave, Bamir Topi, Anna Lindh, Janick Gers, John Turturro, and Marita Koch. After him are Yoshihiko Noda, Jan Ceulemans, Fran Drescher, Simon Phillips, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, and Luis Garavito.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hwang Kyo-ahn ranks 95 out of 1,128. Before him are Song Joong-ki (1985), Ko Un (1933), Song Hye-rim (1937), Jennie (1996), Goh Kun (1938), and Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236). After him are Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Sung Jae-gi (1967), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), Princess Deokhye (1912), and Choe Yeong (1316).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Hwang Kyo-ahn ranks 59. Before him are Jeong Dojeon (1342), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Heo Jeong (1896), Kim Jong-pil (1926), Goh Kun (1938), and Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236). After him are Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), Lee Jong-wook (1945), Chung Hong-won (1944), and Han Seung-soo (1936).

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