South Korean Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Ju-ho officially assumed the role of acting president on Friday after his predecessor Han Duck-soo’s resignation the previous day. This represents the first-ever example in the Republic of Korea’s history of an acting president for an acting president for an acting president.

Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs Lee Ju-ho has assumed the role of acing president, following the successive resignations of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok.