Hong Nam-ki

Hong Nam-ki (Hangul: 홍남기; Hanja: 洪楠基; born 29 July 1960) is a South Korean politician. He was the Minister of Economy and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from November 2018 to May 2022.

His Excellency Hong Nam-ki
홍남기
Prime Minister of South Korea
Acting
In office 17 April 2021 – 14 May 2021
President	Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Chung Sye-kyun
Succeeded by	Kim Boo-kyum
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office 11 December 2018 – 10 May 2022 Serving with Yoo Eun-hae
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by	Kim Dong-yeon
Succeeded by	Choo Kyung-ho
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 11 December 2018 – 10 May 2022
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by	Kim Dong-yeon
Succeeded by	Choo Kyung-ho
Minister for Government Policy Coordination
In office 11 May 2017 – 9 November 2018
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yeon
Preceded by	Lee Seok-jun
Succeeded by	Noh Hyeong-ouk
1st Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning
In office 18 January 2016 – 10 May 2017
President	Park Geun-hye
Prime Minister	Hwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded by	Lee Seok-joon
Succeeded by	Min Won-ki
Personal details
Born	(1960-07-29) 29 July 1960 Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea
Relatives	See Namyang Hong clan
Alma mater	Hanyang University University of Salford

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Nam-ki
Hangul	홍남기
Hanja	洪楠基
Revised Romanization	<span title=" transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Hong Nam-gi
McCune–Reischauer	<span title=" transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Hong Namki

In April 2021, Hong became the Acting Prime Minister following the resignation of Chung Sye-kyun.