Han Min-goo
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Korean spelling | |
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Hangeul | 한민구 |
Hanja | 韓 民 求 |
Revised Romanization |
Han Min-gu |
McCune- Reischauer |
Han Mingu |
Han Min-goo (born August 30, 1953 in Cheongju , Chungcheongbuk-do ) is a retired South Korean politician and general . He was South Korea's Minister of Defense from July 1, 2014 to July 13, 2017 .
Career
Han Min-goo graduated from the Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science in 1975 and completed his academic career with a Bachelor of Arts in Western History from Seoul National University in 1979 and a Master of Arts in Foreign Policy and National Security from Yonsei University in 1992 . He served in various command functions in the South Korean Army , whose 40th Chief of Staff he became in 2009. In 2010 he was promoted to 36th Chairman of the General Staff of the entire South Korean Armed Forces .
On July 1, 2014, he took over the ministerial post in the Ministry of Defense from his predecessor Kim Kwan-jin , which he held until July 13, 2017. He was replaced by Song Young-moo .
Web links
- Profile of the Minister on the Ministry of Defense website
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Kim Kwan-jin | 44th Minister of Defense of the Republic of Korea July 1, 2014 - July 13, 2017 |
Song Young-moo |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Han, Min-goo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 한민구 (Hangeul) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean politician and defense minister |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheongju , Chungcheongbuk-do , South Korea |