1. Han Myeong-sook served as Prime Minister of South Korea under Roh Moo-hyun from 2006 until her resignation on March 7,2007, to begin her presidential candidacy.
16 Facts About Han Myeong-sook
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Han Myeong-sook was granted special amnesty by the government and her constitutional rights were restored in 2021.
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Han Myeong-sook was imprisoned from 1979 to 1981 after she confessed to teaching pro-Communist ideas to workers, farmers and low-income women, but it is accepted she was imprisoned for pro-Democratic activities.
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Han Myeong-sook was the first Minister of Gender Equality, serving from 2001 to 2003.
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Han Myeong-sook served as the Minister of Environment from 2003 to 2004.
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On 24 March 2006, following the resignation of Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, President Roh Moo-hyun nominated Han Myeong-sook to become the first female Prime Minister of South Korea.
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Han Myeong-sook is only the second woman to be nominated for the Prime Ministership.
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On 20 April 2006, Han Myeong-Sook was sworn in, becoming the first female Prime Minister of South Korea.
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Han Myeong-sook visited Libya on 19 September 2006 and 20 September 2006.
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Han Myeong-sook expressed a desire to increase South Korean investment in the UAE and sign a Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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Han Myeong-sook met with Daniyal Akhmetov, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, on 23 September 2006 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Han Myeong-sook invited President Nazarbayev to visit South Korea in 2007 on behalf of President Roh, and on 25 September, after talking to Nazarbayev, she announced to the press that he had accepted and expressed hope that the trip would help to increase cooperation in the petrochemical industry, information technology and education.
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Han Myeong-sook met with President Islam Karimov and parliament speaker Erkin Khalilov.
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Han Myeong-sook resigned from her position as prime minister on March 7,2007, amidst speculation that she would run in the December 2007 presidential elections.
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In 2007, Han Myeong-sook ran for the party presidential candidacy but did not succeed in the nominations.
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Han Myeong-sook was elected to parliament in the April legislative elections, but the liberals did not manage to oust the ruling party and Han Myeong-sook stepped down as DUP head on 16 April 2012.