Choi Sang-mok
Choi Sang-mok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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최상목 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choi in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acting President of South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 27 December 2024 – 24 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Himself (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Han Duck-soo (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Han Duck-soo (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acting Prime Minister of South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 27 December 2024 – 24 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Yoon Suk Yeol Himself (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Lee Ju-ho Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Han Duck-soo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Han Duck-soo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 December 2023 – 1 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo Himself (acting) Han Duck-soo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Choo Kyung-ho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kim Beom-seok (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 June 1963 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Choi Jeong-seon (최정선) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Seoul National University (LLB, MPA) Cornell University (PhD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | Republic of Korea Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 최상목 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 崔相穆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RR | Choe Sangmok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MR | Ch'oe Sangmok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choi Sang-mok (Korean: 최상목, born 7 June 1963) is a South Korean politician who served as the acting president and acting prime minister of South Korea from December 2024 to March 2025, following the impeachment of Han Duck-soo, which was subsequently overturned by the Constitutional Court.
Choi served as the deputy prime minister and the minister of economy and finance from December 2023 to May 2025. Choi was initially expected to assume the acting presidency and prime ministership again on 2 May, when Han resigned to run for president, but resigned on the night of 1 May, ahead of an anticipated impeachment vote in the National Assembly. Therefore, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho assumed the acting presidency.