Kim Chung-yul 김정렬 | |
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17th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
In office 14 July 1987 – 25 February 1988 | |
President | Chun Doo-hwan |
Preceded by | Lho Shin-yong |
Succeeded by | Lee Hyun-jae |
Personal details | |
Born | Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea (now Seoul, South Korea) | 29 September 1917
Died | 7 September 1992 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 74)
Nationality | Korean |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김정렬 |
Hanja | 金貞烈 |
Revised Romanization | Kim Jeongryeol |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏngryŏl |
Kim Chung-yul (Korean: 김정렬, 29 September 1917 – 7 September 1992) was a South Korean Air Force officer who served as Prime Minister of South Korea from July 1987 to February 1988.[1][2][3]
He was born on 29 September 1917.[4] He graduated from Imperial Japanese Army Air Academy and Akeno Army Aviation School. He fought with the Royal Air Force primarily in Southeast Asia and was a IJA Captain at the end of WW2.[5]
He was South Korean Ambassador to United States[6] and National Defence Minister.[7] He served in the Korean Air Force during World War II.[4] On 7 September 1992, he died after a lengthy illness. His native city was Seoul.[2]