Lee Ju-yeol | |
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이주열 | |
![]() Lee Ju-yeol in 2014 | |
25th Governor of the Bank of Korea | |
In office 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2022 | |
Appointed by | Park Geun-hye |
Preceded by | Kim Choong-soo |
Succeeded by | Rhee Chang-yong |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, South Korea | 24 July 1952
Alma mater |
Yonsei University Pennsylvania State University |
Signature |
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Lee Ju-yeol ( Korean: 이주열; Hanja: 李柱烈; born 24 July 1952) is a South Korean economist and technocrat served as the 25th Governor of the Bank of Korea, the South Korean central bank, from 2014 to 2022. [1] He was re-nominated for the governorship by President Moon Jae-in and the nomination was confirmed by the National Assembly, thus renewing his governorship to March 2022 [2] and becoming the first central bank Governor to be appointed for a second term throughout the history of the nation. He also serves as the Alternate Governor representing South Korea on the IMF Board. [3]
Lee received his BA in Business Management from Yonsei University in 1977 and MA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1988. [4] He first worked at the Bank of Korea in 1977 [5] and served as Senior Deputy Governor from 2009 to 2012. [6] After finishing his term as Governor of the Bank of Korea, he retired to work as an Economics professor at Yonsei University. [7]
Lee is married and has a son and a daughter. [4]
Lee Ju-yeol | |
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이주열 | |
![]() Lee Ju-yeol in 2014 | |
25th Governor of the Bank of Korea | |
In office 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2022 | |
Appointed by | Park Geun-hye |
Preceded by | Kim Choong-soo |
Succeeded by | Rhee Chang-yong |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, South Korea | 24 July 1952
Alma mater |
Yonsei University Pennsylvania State University |
Signature |
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Lee Ju-yeol ( Korean: 이주열; Hanja: 李柱烈; born 24 July 1952) is a South Korean economist and technocrat served as the 25th Governor of the Bank of Korea, the South Korean central bank, from 2014 to 2022. [1] He was re-nominated for the governorship by President Moon Jae-in and the nomination was confirmed by the National Assembly, thus renewing his governorship to March 2022 [2] and becoming the first central bank Governor to be appointed for a second term throughout the history of the nation. He also serves as the Alternate Governor representing South Korea on the IMF Board. [3]
Lee received his BA in Business Management from Yonsei University in 1977 and MA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1988. [4] He first worked at the Bank of Korea in 1977 [5] and served as Senior Deputy Governor from 2009 to 2012. [6] After finishing his term as Governor of the Bank of Korea, he retired to work as an Economics professor at Yonsei University. [7]
Lee is married and has a son and a daughter. [4]