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Chung Won-shik
정원식
23rd Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
24 May 1991 – 8 October 1992
Acting to 7 July 1991
PresidentRoh Tae-woo
Preceded byRo Jai-bong
Succeeded byHyun Soong-jong
Personal details
Born(1928-08-05)5 August 1928
Sainei, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died12 April 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 91)
South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University (BA)
Vanderbilt University (MA, PhD)
Korean name
Hangul
정원식
Hanja
鄭元植
Revised RomanizationJeong Wonsik
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Wontik

Chung Won-shik (Korean정원식; 5 August 1928[1] – 12 April 2020) was a South Korean politician, educator, soldier, and author. He was the 23rd Prime Minister of South Korea.

Life

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From 1951 to 1955, Chung served as an officer in the South Korean Army. Following that, he worked as a professor of Seoul National University. During his tenure as education minister, he established a reputation for toughness.[2] President Roh Tae-woo named him Acting Prime Minister on 24 May 1991.[3] On 8 July 1991, he was appointed Prime Minister of South Korea. He was one of three candidates for the mayor of Seoul in 1995.[4] Chung died from kidney disease on 12 April 2020, aged 91.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Profile of Chung Won-shik
  2. ^ "Around The World: Premier Named in S. Korea". The Washington Post. May 25, 1991. p. A26. ProQuest 140525557.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "South Korean Leader Names Prime Minister". The New York Times. 24 May 1991. ProQuest 428063271.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Shim, Jae Hoon (29 June 1995). "Enter the experts: a new breed of politician challenges the old guard". Far Eastern Economic Review. 158: 32. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  5. ^ Ex-Prime Minister Chung passes way at 91
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of South Korea
(Acting)

1991
Succeeded by
Chung Won-sik
Preceded by
Chung Won-sik
(Acting)
Prime Minister of South Korea
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kim Young-sik
Education Minister of South Korea
1988–1990
Succeeded by