South Korea’s opposition, which controls the National Assembly, has threatened to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol if he does not resign after his ill-fated decision to impose martial law.
If Mr. Yoon quits or is removed from office then, under the constitution, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will step in to perform presidential duties.
Mr. Yoon, a conservative, came into office after winning the 2022 presidential election by a threadbare margin, and appointed Mr. Han as the prime minister that year.
Mr. Han began his career as a civil servant in the early 1970s, working on trade and industrial policy for decades.
From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Han was South Korea’s ambassador to the United States.
Persons:
Yoon Suk, Yoon, Han Duck, Han, Han’s, Roh Moo
Organizations:
National Assembly, Harvard
Locations:
South, United States