Song Young-moo | |
|---|---|
송영무 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Song Young-moo in 2017 | |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 14 July 2017 – 21 September 2018 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Han Min-goo |
| Succeeded by | Jeong Kyeong-doo |
| Chief of Naval Operations, Republic of Korea Navy | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1949 Nonsan, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Korea |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South Korea |
| Branch/service |  Republic of Korea Navy |
| Years of service | 1973–2008 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | First Battle of Yeonpyeong |
| Awards | Chungmu Order of Military Merit[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 송영무 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Song Yeongmu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Yŏngmu |
Song Young-moo (Korean: 송영무; born 24 February 1949) is a former South Korean Minister of Defense.[2]
He is a former Republic of Korea Navy admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Operations. Song was previously serving as the Chair Professor of the Military and Police College at Konyang University before President Moon Jae's presidential campaign started in 2017 where he worked as the top security adviser on defense issues.