Nam Duck-woo
Nam Duck-woo | |
|---|---|
| 남덕우 | |
| 14th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office September 2, 1980 – Septermber 21, 1980 (acting) | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Deputy | Shin Byung-hyun |
| Preceded by | Shin Hyun-hwak Park Choong-hoon (acting) |
| Succeeded by | (Himself)
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| In office September 22, 1980 – January 3, 1982 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | (Himself) |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Chang-soon
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| 6th Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 18 September 1974 – 22 December 1978 | |
| President | Park Chung Hee |
| Prime Minister | Kim Jong-pil Choi Kyu-hah |
| Preceded by | Tae Wan-seon |
| Succeeded by | Shin Hyun-hwak
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1924 |
| Died | 18 May 2013 (aged 89) Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Kookmin University (BA) Seoul National University (MA) Oklahoma State University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician, Economist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 남덕우 |
| Hanja | 南悳祐 |
| RR | Nam Deoku |
| MR | Nam Tŏgu |
Nam Duck-woo (22 April 1924 – 18 May 2013) was the prime minister of South Korea from 1980 to 1982.
Nam received his PhD in economics from Oklahoma State University. He served as finance minister from 1969 to 1974 under the presidency of Park Chung Hee. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea in 1974 and served in this position till 1978. Under President Chun Doo-hwan, Nam was the prime minister from 1980 to 1982.
Nam served as the International Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) from 1983 to 1985.
On May 18, 2013, Duck-woo died of testicular cancer at the age of 89.[1]
See also
External Links
- (in Korean) 국무총리
- Prime Minister
References
- ^ "Former Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo dies at 89". Yonhap. Seoul. 19 May 2013.