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Koo Yun-cheol

Politician

Koo Yun-cheol is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Koo Yun-cheol · 具潤哲 · 구윤철				[sources]
Birth date	1965				[sources]
Place of birth	Seongju County				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Yun-cheol				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q106301454				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister for Economy · Minister for Government Policy Coordination · Minister of Economy & Finance				[sources]
Education	Youngshin High School				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

South Korean government official

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-03-10

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Deputy Prime Minister for Economy	-	-
Minister for Government Policy Coordination	2020-05-09	2022-06-07

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,578

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US CIA World Leaders11,009

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United States · CIA

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Source data IDs: us-cia-korea-south-koo-yun-cheol-deputy-prime-minister-for-economy · us-cia-korea-south-koo-yun-cheol-minister-of-economy-finance · NK-EGjwSzjDAgAr4fAgy2SvDA

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