1944.5.27.–
Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy who requested IMF assistance in 1997 and signed the agreement
A Seoul National University graduate, Lim passed the higher civil service examination in 1970 and served as administrator of the Public Procurement Service, vice-minister of finance and economy and minister of trade and industry. On 19 November 1997 he succeeded Kang Kyung-shik as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy; two days later he formally requested IMF assistance, and on 3 December he signed the letter of intent to the IMF with the Governor of the Bank of Korea, having led the negotiations. In 1998 he joined the National Congress for New Politics and was Governor of Gyeonggi Province from 1998 to 2002.
Activities and affiliations
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1997
New Korea Party / Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)
Political and party leadership -
1997–1998
South Korea state institutionsDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and EconomyMain
Economy, finance and planning -
1998–2000
National Congress for New Politics
Political and party leadership
Career Timeline
- 1970Passed the higher civil service examination
- 1997Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 1997.11.19–1998Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy
- 1998–2002Governor of Gyeonggi Province