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Hong Jonghak

Politician

Hong Jonghak 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	HONG Jong Haak · Hong Jong-hak · Hong Jonghak · 洪鍾学 · 洪鍾學 · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	洪鍾学 · 洪鍾學 · 홍종학				[sources]
Birth date	1959-05-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Incheon				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	South Korea				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jong-hak				[sources]
Last name	Hong				[sources]
Website	www.hongjonghaak.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16180333				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of South Korea · Minister of SMEs and Startups · National Assembly (member, 2012-2016)				[sources]
Education	Yonsei University				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

South Korean politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,547

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,783

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,192

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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