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Park Choong-hoon

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In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Choong-hoon
박충훈
Park in 1980
President of South Korea
Acting
16 August 1980 – 1 September 1980
Prime MinisterHimself (acting)
Preceded byChoi Kyu-hah
Succeeded byChun Doo-hwan
Prime Minister of South Korea
Acting
22 May 1980 – 1 September 1980[1]
PresidentChoi Kyu-hah
Himself (acting)
Preceded byShin Hyun-hwak
Succeeded byNam Duck-woo
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of the Economic Planning Board
In office
3 October 1967 – 3 June 1969
PresidentPark Chung Hee
Preceded byChang Ki-young
Succeeded byKim Hak-ryul
Personal details
Born(1919-01-19)19 January 1919
Jeju City, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died16 March 2001(2001-03-16) (aged 82)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materDoshisha Higher Commercial School
Korea National Defense University

Park Choong-hoon (Korean: 박충훈; 19 January 1919 – 16 March 2001) was a South Korean politician who served as the acting prime minister and acting president of South Korea in 1980.[2]

Biography

Park was born in Jeju-gun, Jeju City and graduated from Gyeongseong No. 1 High School, Doshisha Higher Commercial School, and Korea National Defense University. In 1949, he was commissioned as an officer in the Republic of Korea Air Force, and in 1961 he was promoted to the rank of Major General of the Republic of Korea Air Force. He served as director of Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, vice minister of Commerce and Industry, minister of Commerce and Industry,[3] and deputy prime minister and minister of the Economic Planning Board in 1967.[4]

After that, he held positions such as the chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, the chairman of Daewoo, and the chairman of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. In May 1980, when Prime Minister Shin Hyun-hwak resigned due to the outbreak of the Gwangju Uprising, he was appointed as the acting prime minister.[5] Upon President Choi Kyu-hah's resignation, Park became the acting president of South Korea. He served in the role from 16 August 1980, until Chun Doo-hwan was elected by the National Conference for Unification on 27 August 1980.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "Former Prime Ministers". www.opm.go.kr. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Today in Korean history". Yonhap News Agency. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "How Park came to love exports, businessmen". Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Economic Planning Board (1961 - 1994)". 11 May 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. ^ Chapman, William (4 June 1980). "S. Korean Military Begins Campaign To Win Public Trust, Bolster Prestige". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ^ "27. South Korea (1948-present)". uca.edu. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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