Park Choong-hoon | |
|---|---|
| 박충훈 | |
| ActingPresident of South Korea | |
| In office August 16, 1980 – September 1, 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself(acting) |
| Leader | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Succeeded by | Chun Doo-hwan |
| ActingPrime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office May 22, 1980 – September 1, 1980[1] | |
| President | Choi Kyu-hah Himself(acting) |
| Leader | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Shin Hyun-hwak |
| Succeeded by | Nam Duck-woo |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economic Planning Board | |
| In office 3 October 1967 – 3 June 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Ki-young |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hak-ryul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1919-01-19)January 19, 1919 Jeju City,Korea,Empire of Japan |
| Died | March 16, 2001(2001-03-16) (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Doshisha Higher Commercial School Korea National Defense University |
Park Choong-hoon (Korean:박충훈; January 19, 1919 – March 16, 2001) was a South Korean politician who served as the actingprime minister and actingpresident of South Korea in 1980.[2]
Park was born in Jeju-gun, Jeju City and graduated from Gyeongseong No. 1 High School,Doshisha Higher Commercial School, andKorea National Defense University. In 1949, he was commissioned as an officer in theRepublic of Korea Air Force, and in 1961 he was promoted to the rank of Major General of the Republic of Korea Air Force. He served as director of Trade Bureau of theMinistry of Commerce and Industry, vice minister of Commerce and Industry, minister of Commerce and Industry,[3] and deputy prime minister andminister of the Economic Planning Board in 1967.[4]
After that, he held positions such as the chairman of theKorea International Trade Association, the chairman ofDaewoo, and the chairman of theKorea Institute of Science and Technology. In May 1980, when Prime MinisterShin Hyun-hwak resigned due to the outbreak of theGwangju Uprising, he was appointed as the acting prime minister.[5] Upon PresidentChoi Kyu-hah's resignation, Park became the actingpresident of South Korea. He served in the role from August 16, 1980, untilChun Doo-hwan was elected by theNational Conference for Unification on August 27, 1980.[2][6]
On April 23, 1981, he was elected as an advisory member of the National Advisory Council.[citation needed]
| Provisional Governments (Pre-Union)(1919) | Syngman Rhee (Seoul) • Syngman Rhee (Shanghai) •Yi Dong-nyeong (Shanghai) •Ahn Chang Ho (Shanghai) •Yi Dong-hwi (Shanghai) • Moon Chang-bum (Vladivostok) |   |
|---|---|---|
| Provisional Government(1919–1948) | Syngman Rhee‡ •Yi Dong-nyeong •Park Eun-sik •Lee Yu-pil •Yi Sang-ryong •Yang Gi-tak •Yi Dong-nyeong • Ahn Chang Ho • Yi Dong-nyeong •Hong Jin •Kim Ku • Yi Dong-nyeong • Song Byung-jo • Yi Dong-nyeong • Kim Ku • Syngman Rhee | |
| First Republic(1948–1960) | Syngman Rhee •Ho Chong | |
| Second Republic(1960–1961) | ||
| Military Junta(1961–1963) | ||
| Third Republic(1963–1972) | Park Chung Hee | |
| Fourth Republic(1972–1981) | ||
| Fifth Republic(1981–1988) | Chun Doo-hwan | |
| Sixth Republic(1988–present) | ||
Italics indicate an acting president • * Impeached, Constitutional Court ruling pending • † Impeached, but restored to office • ‡ Impeached and removed from office | ||