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Jeong Cheol 정철 | |
|---|---|
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| Left State Councillor | |
| In office 13 March 1590 – 24 February 1591 | |
| Preceded by | Yi San-hae |
| Succeeded by | Ryu Seong-ryong |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office 8 December 1589 – March 1590 | |
| Preceded by | Jeong Eon-sin |
| Succeeded by | Sim Su-gyeong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1536 |
| Died | 7 February 1594 (aged 57) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정철 |
| Hanja | 鄭澈 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ch'ŏl |
Jeong Cheol (Korean: 정철; Hanja: 鄭澈; 18 December 1536 – 7 February 1594) was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham (계함) and Songgang (송강), and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang. He was expelled by the Easterners. He was from the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨; 延日 鄭氏).
