Political offices
Preceded byPak Choong-hoon (acting)
Prime Minister of South Korea 1980–1982
Succeeded byYoo Chang-soon
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Nam Duck-woo | |
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| 남덕우 | |
| 12th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 22 September 1980 – 3 January 1982 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Park Choong-hoon (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Chang-soon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1924 Kōshū, Keiki-dō, Korea |
| Died | May 18, 2013 (aged 89) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Kookmin University (BA) Seoul National University (MA) Oklahoma State University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician, Economist |
| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Nam Deoku |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nam Tŏku |
Nam Duck-woo (22 April 1924 – 18 May 2013) was the 12th prime minister of South Korea from 1980 to 1982.
Nam received his PhD in economics from Oklahoma State University. He served as finance minister from 1969 to 1974 under the presidency of Park Chung-hee. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea in 1974 and served in this position till 1978. Under President Chun Doo-hwan, Nam was the prime minister from 1980 to 1982.
Nam served as the International Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) from 1983 to 1985.
On May 18, 2013, Duck-woo died of testicular cancer at the age of 89.[1]