Koo Yun-cheol

Koo Yun-cheol
구윤철
Koo in 2025
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Economy and Finance
Assumed office
19 July 2025
PresidentLee Jae Myung
Prime MinisterKim Min-seok
Preceded byChoi Sang-mok
Minister for Government Policy Coordination
In office
9 May 2020 – 6 June 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
Hong Nam-ki (acting)
Kim Boo-kyum
Choo Kyung-ho (acting)
Han Duck-soo
Preceded byNoh Hyeong-ouk
Succeeded byBang Moon-kyu
2nd Vice Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
15 December 2018 – 8 May 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterHong Nam-ki
Preceded byKim Yongjin
Succeeded byAhn Il-hwan
Personal details
Born (1965-06-01) 1 June 1965
PartyIndependent
SpouseMin Mi-young
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chung-Ang University
OccupationGovernment official
Korean name
Hangul
구윤철
RRGu Yuncheol
MRKu Yunch'ŏl
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Koo Yun-cheol (Korean구윤철, born 1 June 1965) is a South Korean government official who has served as the Minister of Economy and Finance since July 2025. He previously served as the Minister for Government Policy Coordination from 2020 to 2022 and the Vice Minister of Economy and Finance from 2018 to 2020.