Kim Tae-young (officer)

Korean spelling
Hangeul	김태영
Hanja	金泰榮
Revised Romanization	Gim Tae-yeong
McCune- Reischauer	Kim T'aeyŏng
See also : Korean name

Kim Tae-young (born January 13, 1949 ) is a general in the South Korean armed forces and was its 34th Chairman of the General Staff and 42nd Minister of Defense of South Korea .

In 1972 he graduated from a Korean military academy. In 1997/98 he was the commander of an artillery brigade, and in 1999/2000 he led the 35th Infantry Division. In the following years he was promoted and took on various management tasks. In 2008/9 he was Chief of Staff. In September 2009 he became Minister of Defense.

In connection with the sinking of the corvette Cheonan , criticism of him was loud, so that in May 2010 he offered President Lee Myung-bak his resignation, which the latter refused. In November 2010, he resigned as Minister of Defense following renewed criticism after the bombing of Yeonpyeong .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Announcement The Guardian November 25, 2010

Web links

Commons : Kim Tae-young  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

predecessor	Office	successor
Lee Sang-hee	42nd Minister of Defense of the Republic of Korea 2009-2010	Kim Kwan-jin

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Lee is the family name here, Hoi-chang is the first name.