Kim Kwan-jin
Kim Kwan-jin | |
|---|---|
김관진 | |
 Kim in October 2012 | |
| Chief of National Security Council | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 21 May 2017 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye Hwang Kyo-ahn(Acting) Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Kim Jang-soo |
| Succeeded by | Chung Eui-yong |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 4 December 2010 – 30 June 2014 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak Park Geun-hye |
| Preceded by | Kim Tae-young |
| Succeeded by | Han Min-goo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1949(age75) Jeonju,South Korea |
| Alma mater | Korea Military Academy(B.S.) |
| Awards |  Legion of Merit |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South Korea |
| Branch/service |  Republic of Korea Army |
| Rank |  General |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김관진 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gwan-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kwanjin |
Kim Kwan-jin(Korean:김관진;Hanja:Kim khoan trấn;born August 27, 1949) was Chief of theRepublic of KoreatheNational Security Officeunder PresidentPark Geun-hye,a position to which he was appointed in 2014. He was previously the 33rd Chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staffof theSouth Korean armed forcesand theMinister of National Defense.
Education
[edit]- Graduated, Seoul High School
- Bachelor of Science,Korea Military Academy(28th Graduating Class)
Career
[edit]Kim previously served as Commanding General, 35th Infantry Division (1999–2000), Commanding General, II Corps (2002–2004), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2004–2005). He was promoted to four-star general and assumed command of Third ROK Army in 2005. In 2006, he became the 33rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing GeneralLee Sang-hee.
On March 28, 2008, he was replaced by GeneralKim Tae-young.Following incidents of thebombardment of Yeonpyeong,he was selected to replace Kim Tae-young as a new National Defense Minister of the Republic of Korea on November 26, 2010.[1]
After the end of PresidentLee Myung-bak's term in office in February 2013, incoming PresidentPark Geun-hyedecided to retain Kim in his post of Defense Minister after Park's nominee Kim Byung-kwan was forced to resign under pressure over a series of alleged ethical lapses and North Korea's repeated war threats.
In February 2019, Kim was given a two-and-a-half year prison sentence for attempting to sway public opinion using Cyber Command to support the Park administration.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"S Korea names Kim Kwan-jin, former JCS chief, as new defense minister".Xinhua. November 28, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon November 29, 2010.RetrievedNovember 28,2010.
- ^"Ex-defense minister gets jail term for political meddling".The Korea Times.February 21, 2019.RetrievedMay 5,2023.
External links
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- (in Korean)[ Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff]