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My Take
What strikes me about Kim Hwang-sik is the quiet authority of a career built on law rather than charisma. Judge, lawyer, head of the Board of Audit and Inspection, then prime minister under Lee Myung-bak from 2010 to 2013, he rose through institutions that reward rigor over showmanship. The detail I keep returning to is that he was the lone Honam-region figure in that cabinet. In a political culture where regional loyalty runs deep, being the outsider chosen anyway suggests trust earned through competence and perceived fairness. I read him as a procedural conscience rather than a populist, and I respect that increasingly rare profile.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Hwang-sik
- Name (Japanese)
- 金滉植
- Reading
- きむ・ふぁんしく
- Born
- August 9, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Jangseong County, South Jeolla, South Korea
- Occupation
- politician / lawyer / judge / head of government
2. Background
- University
- University of Marburg
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E6%BB%89%E6%A4%8D
Frequently asked questions
When was Kim Hwang-sik born?
Born August 9, 1948 (age 77).
Where is Kim Hwang-sik from?
Kim Hwang-sik is from Jangseong County, South Jeolla, South Korea.
What does Kim Hwang-sik do?
Kim Hwang-sik works as politician, lawyer, judge, head of government.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.