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Han Myeong-sook

1944 - Today

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Han Myeong-sook (born March 24, 1944; Korean: 한명숙 [han mjʌŋsʰuk]) is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007. She is South Korea's first female prime minister (second female prime minister overall if the acting premiership of Chang Sang is included). She was from the United New Democratic Party (UNDP) as a member of the Korean National Assembly (representative) for Ilsan-gab, and is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a degree in French literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Han Myeong-sook has received more than 83,912 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Han Myeong-sook is the 11,543rd most popular politician (up from 11,734th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 68th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Han Myeong-sook ranks 11,543 out of 15,577Before her are Nicolò Contarini, Ayub Khan, Jaime Lusinchi, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Harriet Lane, and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor. After her are Silvestro Valier, Tang Jiaxuan, King Xiang of Zhou, Denis Pushilin, Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, and Jacques Georges.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Han Myeong-sook ranks 314Before her are Enrique Barón Crespo, Nikolai Karachentsov, Teri Garr, Ahmed Chalabi, František Pospíšil, and Carl Bernstein. After her are Patti LaBelle, Richard Belzer, Marvin Hamlisch, Tony Atkinson, José Wilker, and Aleksandr Serebrov.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Han Myeong-sook ranks 87 out of 146Before her are Ri Jong-ok (1916), Kim Pyong-il (1954), Kim Yo-jong (1988), Hyon Yong-chol (1949), Kang Song-san (1931), and Pak Seung-zin (1941). After her are Kim Jong-chul (1981), Ri Sol-ju (1980), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Akira Takarada (1934), and Paek Nam-sun (1929).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Han Myeong-sook ranks 68Before her are Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Ri Jong-ok (1916), Kim Pyong-il (1954), Kim Yo-jong (1988), Hyon Yong-chol (1949), and Kang Song-san (1931). After her are Kim Jong-chul (1981), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Paek Nam-sun (1929), Pak Ui-chun (1932), Han Pil-hwa (1942), and Kim Sol-song (1974).