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Han Duck-soo

Diplomat · Politician

Han Duck-soo 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	Han Dok Su · Han Dokszu · Han Duck Soo · Han Duck-soo · Han Duk Soo · 13 more...				[sources]
Alias	Han Deok-su · Han Duck-Soon · Han Duk-Sou				[sources]
Weak alias	ハンドクス · ハン・ドクス · 韓惪洙 · 韩德洙 · 韩惪洙				[sources]
Birth date	1949-06-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Jeonju				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Deok-su				[sources]
Last name	Han				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q356666				[sources]
Position	Acting President of South Korea · Ambassador of South Korea to the United States · Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea · Minister of Finance and Economy · Prime Minister of South Korea				[sources]
Education	Harvard University · Seoul National University				[sources]
Religion	Agnosticism				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Acting President of South Korea (2024; 2025), Prime Minister of South Korea (2006; 2007–2008; 2022–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-05-10

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Choi Ah-youn Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Ambassador of South Korea to the United States	2009-03-09	2012-02-17
Prime Minister of South Korea	2007-04-02

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,135

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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Wikidata386,955

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-66b6bd422ac345bf557bb2cd314c715329937f52 · us-cia-korea-south-han-duck-soo-acting-president · us-cia-korea-south-han-duck-soo-prime-minister · unprot-3b2088002708f22a667b5f7a78d4db594ef752a2

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