Kim Hwang-sik

Kim Hwang-sik
김황식
Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
1 October 2010  26 February 2013
PresidentLee Myung-bak
Preceded byChung Un-chan
Yoon Jeung-hyun (acting)
Succeeded byChung Hong-won
Personal details
Born (1948-08-09) 9 August 1948
Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, southern Korea
Alma materSeoul National University (LLB)
Korean name
Hangul
김황식
Hanja
金滉植
RRGim Hwangsik
MRKim Hwangsik

Kim Hwang-sik (Korean: 김황식; Hanja: 金滉植; born 9 August 1948) is a South Korean lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from October 2010 to February 2013 under President Lee Myung-bak. He was the former Chairperson of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI). He was the only member in the Lee Myung-bak Government who came from the liberal Honam Region.