Chung Se-yung

Chung Se-yung
정세영
Born(1928-08-06)6 August 1928
Kōgen Province, Korea, Empire of Japan[1]
Died21 May 2005(2005-05-21) (aged 76)
Seoul, South Korea
Other names"Pony Chung" (포니정)
EducationKorea University; Miami University
OccupationsIndustrialist, Hyundai Group executive
Known forDeveloping Hyundai Motor Company into a global carmaker
SpousePark Young-ja
Children3 (including Chung Mong-gyu)

Chung Se-yung (Korean: 정세영; 6 August 1928 – 21 May 2005) was a South Korean businessman and cofounder of the Hyundai Motor Company.[2][3]

Early life

Chung was born in what is now North Korea during the period of Japanese colonial rule. He was the younger brother of Chung Ju-yung, the founder of the Hyundai Group.[2] Chung graduated from Korea University in 1953 and later earned a master's degree in political science at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.[1][3] In 1957, he joined the Hyundai business, working initially in its construction division.[2]

Career

In 1967, Chung served as Hyundai Motor Company's first chief executive after establishing it with his elder brother. The company began as a small assembler of foreign cars but launched Korea’s first domestically produced car, the Pony, in 1974.[2] This model became widely used in South Korea and was later exported, notably to the United States, under the name Excel in 1986.[3]

Chung chaired Hyundai Motor from 1967 until his retirement in 1996, during which the firm grew into one of the world’s largest carmakers. He also held leadership roles in the wider Hyundai Group, including as chairman from 1987 to 1996 and honorary chairman from 1996 to 1999.[2]

In 1999, a family power struggle resulted in his removal from Hyundai Motor by his elder brother.[2][4] Chung's son Chung Mong-gyu was ousted with him.[3][5] This allowed Chung Mong-koo, the founder’s eldest son, to assume leadership of the company and enabled the younger son, Chung Mong-hun, to take control of the main Hyundai Group.[2][6] However, in August 2003, while facing allegations related to covert payments to North Korea, Chung Mong-hun committed suicide.[2][7] After his ouster, Chung Se-yung became honorary chairman and a major shareholder of HDC Hyundai Development Company. The year before he died HMC had a total revenue of US$27 billion, selling more than 3 million vehicles.[2]

Later life and death

Chung underwent lung surgery in 2000.[1][3] He died of pneumonia on 21 May 2005 at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul.[3] He was survived by his wife, Park Young-ja, son Mong-gyu and two daughters.[2]

Family

Chung family tree 
Han Seong-sil
한성실
?		Chung Bong-sik
정봉식
?
 
YungByun Joong-seok
변중석
1921–2007		Chung Ju-yung
정주영
1915–2001		Kim Kyung-hee
김경희
1953–		Park Byeong-im
박병임
1928–2015		Chung Soon-yung
정순영
1922–2005		Park Young-ja
박영자
1936–		Chung Se-yung
정세영
1928–2005		Jo Eun-ju
조은주
1936–		Chung Sang-yung
정상영
1936–2021
(영)
[a]Kim Wol-gye
김월계
1923–2003		Chung In-yung
정인영
1920–2006		Chung Hee-yung
정희영
1925–2015		Kim Young-joo
김영주
1920–2010		Jang Jeong-ja
장정자
1935–		Chung Shin-yung
정신영
1931–62
 
 
 Chung Mong-pil[b]
정몽필
1934–82		Chung Chung-in (Grace)
정정인
1979–		Chung Chung-im (Elizabeth)
정정임
1981–		Chung Hyeong-suk
정형숙
1951–74		Chung Moon-sook
정문숙
1947–		Kim Yun-su
김윤수
1946–		Chung Sook-young[c]
정숙영
1960–		Chung Il-kyung
정일경
1960–		Chung Mong-hyuk
정몽혁
1961–
 
MongChung Mong-koo[d]
정몽구
1938–		Chung Mong-woo[e]
정몽우
1945–90		Chung Mong-yoon[f]
정몽윤
1955–		Chung Mong-guk[g]
정몽국
1953–		Chung Mong-sun
정몽선
1954–		Kim Geun-su
김근수
1948–		Chung Mong-jin
정몽진
1960–		Chung Mong-yeol
정몽열
1964–
(몽)
[h]Chung Mong-kun[i]
정몽근
1942–		Chung Mong-hun[j]
정몽헌
1948–2003		Chung Mong-il[k]
정몽일
1959–		Chung Mong-won[l]
정몽원
1955–		Chung Mong-hoon
정몽훈
1959–		Chung Chung-suk
정정숙
1962–		Chung Mong-ik
정몽익
1962–
 
 Chung Kyung-hee[m]
정경희
1944–		Chung Mong-joon[n]
정몽준
1951–		Chung Mong-seok
정몽석
1958–		Chung Mong-yong
정몽용
1961–		Chung Mong-gyu[o]
정몽규
1962–		Chung Yoo-kyung
정유경
1970–
 
 
 
 
 Chung Ji-yi
정지이
1977–		Chung Young-yi
정영이
1984–		Chung Young-seon
정영선
1985–		Chung Hyeon-seon
정현선
1989–		Chung Mun-yi
정문이
1991–
 
 Chung Il-seon
정일선
1970–		Chung Moon-seon
정문선
1974–		Chung Dae-seon[p]
정대선
1977–		Chung Chung-yi
정정이
1984–		Chung Kyung-seon
정경선
1986–
Seon
(선)Chung Ji-seon
정지선
1972–		Chung Gyo-seon
정교선
1974–		Chung Kisun
정기선
1982–		Chung Nam-yi
정남이
1983–		Chung Seon-yi
정선이
1986–		Chung Ye-seon
정예선
1996–
[q]
 
 Chung Eun-hee
정은희
1971–		Chung Yu-hee
정유희
1973–		Chung Seong-yi[r]
정성이
1962–		Chung Myeong-yi[s]
정명이
1964–		Chung Yoon-yi[t]
정윤이
1968–		Chung Eui-seon[u]
정의선
1970–
 
 
 Chung Sanghyeon
정상현
2007–		Seon A-yeong[v]
선아영
1987–		Seon Tong-uk[w]
선동욱
1989–		Sin U-jin
신우진
1993–		Sin U-hyeon
신우현
2004–
N/A
 Chung Yun-hwi
정상현
2013–		Chung Yu-mi
정유미
1988–		Chung Yu-jin
정유진
1990–		Chung Jun[x]
정준
1997–		Sin U-taek
신우택
1996–		Chung Jin-hui
정진희
1996–		Chung Chang-cheol
정장철
1998–
 
Notes
In general: marriages indicated by dashed lines, female on the left.
  1. ^ Given name terminates in -yung (영) for males and females in this generation
  2. ^ Married to Lee Yang-ja (이양자; 1943–90)
  3. ^ Married to Prof. Noh Kyung-soo (노경수; 1954–)
  4. ^ Married to Lee Jung-hwa (이정화; 1939–2009)
  5. ^ Married to Lee Haeng-ja (이행자; 1945–)
  6. ^ Married to Kim Hye-young (김혜영; 1961–)
  7. ^ Married to Lee Yoon-hee (이윤희; 1954–)
  8. ^ Given name starts with Mong- (몽) for males in this generation. Female given names often start with Chung- (정), but not always.
  9. ^ Married to Woo Kyung-sook (우경숙; 1951–)
  10. ^ Married to Hyun Jeong-eun (현정은; 1955–)
  11. ^ Married to Kwon Jun-hee (권준희; 1961–)
  12. ^ Married to Hong In-hwa (홍인화; 1957–)
  13. ^ Married to Jung Hee-young (정희영; 1940–)
  14. ^ Married to Kim Young-myeong (김영명; 1956–)
  15. ^ Married to Kim Na-young (김나영)
  16. ^ Married to news anchor Noh Hyeon-jeong (노현정, 1979–)
  17. ^ Given name terminates in -seon (선) for males in this generation. Female given names usually terminate in -yi (이), but not always.
  18. ^ Married to Daejeon Sun Hospital chief director Seon Du-hun (선두훈, 1957–)
  19. ^ Married to Hyundai Card vice chairman Chung Tae-yeong (정태영, 1960–)
  20. ^ Formerly married to Samwoo vice-chairman Sin Seong-jae (신성재, 1968–)
  21. ^ Married to Chung Do-won's daughter Chung Ji-seon (정지선, 1970–)
  22. ^ Married to Gil Yong-wu's son Gil Seong-Jin (길성진, 1984–)
  23. ^ Married to Chae Hyeong-seok's daughter Chae Su-yeon (채수연, 1990–)
  24. ^ Married to professional golfer Lydia Ko (리디아 고, 1997–)
Sources
  • 김봄내 (May 15, 2015). "[재벌가족사]정주영 현대그룹 창업주" [Chaebol Family History: Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai Group]. KJtimes (in Korean).
  • 김태현 (March 23, 2015). "[단독보도] 정주영 막내딸 미국서 엄마 없이 결혼" [Exclusive: Chung Ju-yung's youngest daughter gets married without her mother in the United States]. 일요신문 (in Korean).
  • "Family Drama". Forbes. April 26, 2011.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chung Se Yung, 76; Former Chairman of Hyundai Motor Co". Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Foster-Carter, Aidan (24 May 2005). "Chung Se-yung". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Barboza, David (23 May 2005). "Chung Se Yung Dies at 76; Built Hyundai's Auto Division". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Hyundai Founder Fires Brother in Dispute". The New York Times. March 4, 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. ^ "At Hyundai Group, a Twisted Tale of Genealogy". The New York Times. June 10, 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ^ "A Sibling Rivalry Shakes Mighty Hyundai to Its Foundation". The New York Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ^ Brooke, James (August 4, 2003). "Indicted Hyundai Executive Plunges to Death in Seoul". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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