Lee Ju-yeol

Summary

Lee Ju-yeol (Korean이주열; 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 Ju-yeol
이주열
Lee Ju-yeol in 2014
25th Governor of the Bank of Korea
In office
1 April 2014 – 31 March 2022
Appointed byPark Geun-hye
Preceded byKim Choong-soo
Succeeded byRhee Chang-yong
Personal details
Born (1952-07-24) 24 July 1952 (age 71)
Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Alma materYonsei University
Pennsylvania State University
Signature

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] Afterwards, he retired to work as an Economics professor at Yonsei University.[7]

Lee is married and has a son and a daughter.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Inauguration of New Bank of Korea Governor". The Bank of Korea. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ "The Organization of the Bank of Korea". The Bank of Korea. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ^ "IMF Members' Quotas and Voting Power, and IMF Board of Governors". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. ^ a b "New Governor Of The Bank Of Korea". The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ "South Korea nominates Lee Ju-yeol as Bank of Korea head". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ^ Christine Kim; Choonsik Yoo; Paul Tait (31 March 2014). "South Korea's new central bank chief vows consistency, predictability". Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ^ Choonsik Yoo; Se Young Lee (3 March 2014). "REFILE-UPDATE 2-S.Korea picks technocrat insider as central bank head". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2014.