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
Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Alma materYonsei University
Pennsylvania State University
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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] 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

  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. 1 2 "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.


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