Lee Ju-yeol

Lee Ju-yeol in 2014

Lee Ju-yeol (Hangul: 이주열; born 24 July 1952) is a South Korean economist and technocrat who was appointed Governor of the Bank of Korea, the South Korean central bank, on 1 April 2014.[1] His tenure will end in March 2018.[2]

Lee received his BA in Business Management from Yonsei University in 1977 and MA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1988.[3] He first worked at the Bank of Korea in 1977[4] and served as Senior Deputy Governor from 2009 to 2012.[5] Afterwards, he retired to work as an Economics professor at Yonsei University.[6]

Lee is married and has a son and a daughter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Inauguration of New Bank of Korea Governor". The Bank of Korea. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Organization of the Bank of Korea". The Bank of Korea. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New Governor Of The Bank Of Korea". The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "South Korea nominates Lee Ju-yeol as Bank of Korea head". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Christine Kim; Choonsik Yoo; Paul Tait (31 March 2014). "South Korea's new central bank chief vows consistency, predictability". Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Choonsik Yoo; Se Young Lee (3 March 2014). "REFILE-UPDATE 2-S.Korea picks technocrat insider as central bank head". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2014.