Kim Oh-soo (Korean: 김오수, born January 9, 1963) is a South Korean prosecutor and the Prosecutor General. 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 Oh-soo | |
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김오수 | |
| Prosecutor General of South Korea | |
| In office June 1, 2021 – May 6, 2022 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Yoon Suk-yeol Cho Nam-kwan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lee One-seok |
| Minister of Justice | |
Interim | |
| In office October 14, 2019 – January 1, 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Cho Kuk |
| Succeeded by | Choo Mi-ae |
| Deputy Minister of Justice | |
| In office June 22, 2018 – April 27, 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Minister | Park Sang-ki Cho Kuk Choo Mi-ae |
| Preceded by | Lee Keum-ro |
| Succeeded by | Goh Ki-young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1963 Hongnong-eup, Yeonggwang, South Jeolla, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Cheon Kye-sook |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Occupation | Prosecutor |
Kim was born in Hongnong-eup,[1] Yeonggwang, South Jeolla in 1963.[2][3][4][5] He studied at Hongnong Secondary School[1] and Gwangju Daedong High School 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 Incheon District Prosecutor's Office in 1994.[2][3][4][5] He gained public intentions when he investigated corruption allegation of the former Chancellor of Yonsei University Jung Chang-young 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 Lee Keum-ro.[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]
Kim resigned from his post and submitted his resignation to outgoing President Moon on May 6, days before Moon left office. Kim resigned in protest against the outgoing Democratic Party's legislation to strip the prosecutor service of investigative powers.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "홍농출신 김오수 검사장 승진". 26 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "[프로필] 김오수 신임 법무부 차관". 19 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "[프로필]김오수, 총장 후보…'박·조·추'와 검찰개혁 설계". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "'윤석열 후임' 김오수 신임 검찰총장 후보자는 누구인가". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "조국 사임에 법무부 짊어진 김오수 차관..검찰-법무부 갈등 최고조에 직무대행 '중책'". 14 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "김오수, 공수처 설치 등 文정부 檢개혁에 우호적… 野 "코드인사"". 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "與, 김오수 청문보고서 단독 채택…野 "국민 무시"(종합)". 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "'김오수 보고서' 단독 채택…야당 "의회 독재"". 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo resigns over laws, President Moon Jae-in accepts it". 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.