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{{Short description|South Korean politician (1919–2001)}}
'''Park Choong-hun''' ({{lang-ko|손흥민}}; 19 January 1919{{spnd}}March 16, 2001) was a retired Republic of Korea Air Force Major General who served as Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Acting Prime Minister, and Acting President of the Republic of Korea .
{{family name hatnote|Park|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Park Choong-hoon
| native_name = 박충훈
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| office = Acting [[President of South Korea]]
| term_start = August 16, 1980
| term_end = August 27, 1980
| primeminister = ''Himself'' {{small|(acting)}}
| predecessor = [[Choi Kyu-hah]]
| successor = [[Chun Doo-hwan]]
| office1 = Acting [[Prime Minister of South Korea]]
| term_start1 = May 22, 1980
| term_end1 = September 1, 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opm.go.kr/en/prime/former_prime.do|title=Former Prime Ministers|access-date=November 18, 2024|website=www.opm.go.kr}}</ref>
| president1 = [[Choi Kyu-hah]]<br>''Himself'' {{small|(acting)}}
| predecessor1 = [[Shin Hyun-hwak]]
| successor1 = [[Nam Duck-woo]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|1|19}}
| birth_place = [[Jeju City]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|3|16|1919|1|19}}
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Doshisha University|Doshisha Higher Commercial School]]<br>[[Korea National Defense University]]
}}


'''Park Choong-hoon''' ({{langx|ko|박충훈}}; January 19, 1919{{spnd}}March 16, 2001) was a South Korean politician who served as the acting [[Prime Minister of South Korea|prime minister]] and acting [[president of South Korea]] in 1980.<ref name="yonhap">{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240315004300320|title= Today in Korean history|date=March 15, 2024|access-date=November 17, 2024|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]}}</ref>
He was born in Jeju-gun, Jeollanam-do  . In 1949, he was commissioned as an officer in the Republic of Korea Air Force Jeong Hun, and in 1961 he was promoted to the rank of Major General of the Republic of Korea Air Force . After that, in May 1980 , he served as Acting Prime Minister and in August of the same year , Acting President , which was the first precedent in Korea to serve as Acting President as an Acting Prime Minister . He served as acting president from August 16, 1980 to September 1, 1980 , but General Chun Doo-hwan, who seized power through a coup, assumed power.


== Career ==
== Biography ==
After graduating from Gyeongseong No. 1 High School , Doshisha Higher Commercial School in Kyoto , Japan , and Korea National Defense University, he briefly served in the Air Force . He served as Director of Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry , Minister of Commerce and Industry in 1963 , and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Planning Board in 1967 .
Park was born in Jeju-gun, Jeju City and graduated from Gyeongseong No. 1 High School, [[Doshisha University|Doshisha Higher Commercial School]], and [[Korea National Defense University]]. In 1949, he was commissioned as an officer in the [[Republic of Korea Air Force]], and in 1961 he was promoted to the rank of Major General of the Republic of Korea Air Force. He served as director of Trade Bureau of the [[Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]], vice minister of Commerce and Industry, minister of Commerce and Industry,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2015/09/06/etc/How-Park-came-to-love-exports-businessmen/3008845.html|title= How Park came to love exports, businessmen|date=September 6, 2015|access-date=November 18, 2015|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref> and deputy prime minister and [[Minister of Economy and Finance (South Korea)|minister of the Economic Planning Board]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.moef.go.kr/co/selectAboutMosf.do?boardCd=C0017#link|title= Economic Planning Board (1961 - 1994)|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=November 18, 2024}}</ref>


After that, he held positions such as the chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, the chairman of the Daewoo Institute, and the chairman of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. In May 1980, when Prime Minister Shin Hyeon - hwak resigned due to the outbreak of the Gwangju Democratization Movement , he was appointed as the acting prime minister .
After that, he held positions such as the chairman of the [[Korea International Trade Association]], the chairman of [[Daewoo]], and the chairman of the [[Korea Institute of Science and Technology]]. In May 1980, when Prime Minister [[Shin Hyun-hwak]] resigned due to the outbreak of the [[Gwangju Uprising]], he was appointed as the acting prime minister.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/06/05/s-korean-military-begins-campaign-to-win-public-trust-bolster-prestige|title=S. Korean Military Begins Campaign To Win Public Trust, Bolster Prestige|date=June 4, 1980|access-date=November 18, 2024|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Chapman|first=William}}</ref> Upon President [[Choi Kyu-hah]]'s resignation, Park became the acting [[president of South Korea]]. He served in the role from August 16, 1980, until [[Chun Doo-hwan]] was elected by the [[National Conference for Unification]] on August 27, 1980.<ref name="yonhap"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=27. South Korea (1948-present) |url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/home/research-projects/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/south-korea-1948-present/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=uca.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>


On April 23, 1981, he was elected as an advisory member of the National Advisory Council .
On April 23, 1981, he was elected as an advisory member of the National Advisory Council.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}


== Education ==
==References==
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{{Presidents of South Korea}}
=== Non-degree completion ===
{{Prime ministers of South Korea}}


* Jeju National University Graduate School of International Policy Course Completion (1966)

=== Honorary Doctorate ===

* [[United States|미국]] [[Illinois|일리노이]] [[Wesleyan University|웨슬리언 대학교]] [[Honorary degree|명예]] [[Doctor of Law|법학박사]](1968년)
* [[Jeju National University|제주대학교]] [[Honorary degree|명예]] [[Doctor of Business Administration|경영학 박사]](1970년)

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* [[Third Republic of Korea|제3공화국]]
* [[Fourth Republic of Korea|제4공화국]]
* 최규하 정부
* [[Park Chung Hee|박정희]]
* [[Choi Kyu-hah|최규하]]
* 박병배
* [[Shin Hyun-hwak|신현확]]
* [[Kim Chung-yum|김정렴]]
* [[Nam Duck-woo|남덕우]]
* [[Chun Doo-hwan|전두환]]
* 국가원로자문회의
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 3 January 2025

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Choong-hoon
박충훈
Acting President of South Korea
In office
August 16, 1980 – August 27, 1980
Prime MinisterHimself (acting)
Preceded byChoi Kyu-hah
Succeeded byChun Doo-hwan
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
May 22, 1980 – September 1, 1980[1]
PresidentChoi Kyu-hah
Himself (acting)
Preceded byShin Hyun-hwak
Succeeded byNam Duck-woo
Personal details
Born(1919-01-19)January 19, 1919
Jeju City, Korea, Empire of Japan
DiedMarch 16, 2001(2001-03-16) (aged 82)
Alma materDoshisha Higher Commercial School
Korea National Defense University

Park Choong-hoon (Korean: 박충훈; January 19, 1919 – March 16, 2001) was a South Korean politician who served as the acting prime minister and acting president of South Korea in 1980.[2]

Biography

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Park was born in Jeju-gun, Jeju City and graduated from Gyeongseong No. 1 High School, Doshisha Higher Commercial School, and Korea National Defense University. In 1949, he was commissioned as an officer in the Republic of Korea Air Force, and in 1961 he was promoted to the rank of Major General of the Republic of Korea Air Force. He served as director of Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, vice minister of Commerce and Industry, minister of Commerce and Industry,[3] and deputy prime minister and minister of the Economic Planning Board in 1967.[4]

After that, he held positions such as the chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, the chairman of Daewoo, and the chairman of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. In May 1980, when Prime Minister Shin Hyun-hwak resigned due to the outbreak of the Gwangju Uprising, he was appointed as the acting prime minister.[5] Upon President Choi Kyu-hah's resignation, Park became the acting president of South Korea. He served in the role from August 16, 1980, until Chun Doo-hwan was elected by the National Conference for Unification on August 27, 1980.[2][6]

On April 23, 1981, he was elected as an advisory member of the National Advisory Council.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Prime Ministers". www.opm.go.kr. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Today in Korean history". Yonhap News Agency. March 15, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "How Park came to love exports, businessmen". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Economic Planning Board (1961 - 1994)". May 11, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Chapman, William (June 4, 1980). "S. Korean Military Begins Campaign To Win Public Trust, Bolster Prestige". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "27. South Korea (1948-present)". uca.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
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