Kim Oh-soo

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Kim Oh-soo
김오수
Prosecutor General of South Korea
Assumed office
1 June 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byYoon Seok-youl
(acting)
Minister of Justice
Interim
In office
14 October 2019 – 1 January 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byCho Kuk
Succeeded byChoo Mi-ae
Deputy Minister of Justice
In office
22 June 2018 – 27 April 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterPark Sang-ki
Cho Kuk
Choo Mi-ae
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1963-01-09) 9 January 1963 (age 58)
, Yeonggwang, South Jeolla, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Cheon Kye-sook
Children2
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationProsecutor

Kim Oh-soo (Korean: 김오수, born 9 January 1963) is a South Korean prosecutor and the Prosecutor General-nominee. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Justice from 2018 until 2020, and briefly the interim Minister of Justice following the resignation of Cho Kuk.

Kim was born in ,[1] Yeonggwang, South Jeolla in 1963.[2][3][4][5] He studied at [1] and before attending Seoul National University where he studied law.[2][3][4][5]

After qualifying for the bar in 1988, Kim started his career at in 1994.[2][3][4][5] He gained public intentions when he investigated corruption allegation of the former Chancellor of Yonsei University in 2005.[2][3][4][5] He also investigated alleged corruption of DSME and Hyosung in 2009.[2][3][4][5]

He has also been working at the Ministry of Justice for a long time, where he worked together with Park Sang-ki, Cho Kuk and Choo Mi-ae — all were the Justice Minister under the President Moon Jae-in.[3][4] In 2018, he was appointed the Deputy Minister of Justice, replacing .[2] Following the resignation of controversial Cho Kuk, Kim became the interim Justice Minister until Choo Mi-ae was appointed to the position.[6]

On 3 May 2021, Kim was nominated the Prosecutor General after the resignation of Yoon Seok-youl who has been in conflict with the Moon Jae-in government.[3][4][5] He favours the prosecution reform of the Moon government, such as establishing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials.[7] On 31 May, the National Assembly voted in favour of his appointment, despite the boycott of the oppositions.[8][9]

He married Cheon Kye-sook; the couple has a son and a daughter.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "홍농출신 김오수 검사장 승진". 26 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "[프로필] 김오수 신임 법무부 차관". 19 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "[프로필]김오수, 총장 후보…'박·조·추'와 검찰개혁 설계". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "[프로필]새 검찰총장 지명된 김오수 전 차관… 文 정부 신임 받는 특수통". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "'윤석열 후임' 김오수 신임 검찰총장 후보자는 누구인가". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "조국 사임에 법무부 짊어진 김오수 차관..검찰-법무부 갈등 최고조에 직무대행 '중책'". 14 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "김오수, 공수처 설치 등 文정부 檢개혁에 우호적… 野 "코드인사"". 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ "與, 김오수 청문보고서 단독 채택…野 "국민 무시"(종합)". 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "'김오수 보고서' 단독 채택…야당 "의회 독재"". 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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