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Chung Won-shik (Korean: 정원식; 5 August 1928 – 12 April 2020) was a South Korean politician, educator, soldier, and author. He was the 23rd Prime Minister of South Korea.




Life


From 1951 to 1955, Chung served as an officer in the South Korean Army. Following that, he worked as a professor of Seoul National University. During his tenure as education minister, he established a reputation for toughness. President Roh Tae-woo named him Acting Prime Minister on 24 May 1991. On 8 July 1991, he was appointed Prime Minister of South Korea. He was one of three candidates for the mayor of Seoul in 1995. Chung died from kidney disease on 12 April 2020, aged 91.




See also


Lee Hoi-chang
Goh Kun
Chang Myon




References

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• Choi Woo-shik
• Chung Hong-won
• Chung Il-kwon
• Chung Un-chan
• Kim Chung-yul
• The Fiery Priest
• Universitas Chung-Ang
• Chung Sye-kyun
• Roh Tae-woo
• Misaeng: Incomplete Life
• Chung Won-shik
• Choi Woo-shik
• Won-sik
• Park Chung Hee
• Choi Kyu-hah
• Kim Jong-pil
• Chung Hong-won
• Chung Il-kwon
• List of prime ministers of South Korea
• Prime Minister of South Korea