Kim Byung-joo (general)

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| name = Kim Byung-joo

| native_name = {{nobold|김병주}}

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| office = Member of the National Assembly

| constituency = Proportional representation

| termstart = May 30, 2020

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|02|07|df=y}}

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| birth_place = Yecheon County, South Korea

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| party = Democratic Party of Korea

| otherparty = Platform Party (2020)

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| allegiance = {{flag|South Korea}}

| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Army_of_the_Republic_of_Korea.svg}}Republic of Korea Army

| serviceyears = 1980–2019

| rank = General

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| commands = 28th Infantry Division (Rep. Korea)
United States Central Command
ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff (Rep. Korea)
6th Infantry Division (Rep. Korea)
2nd Artillery Brigade (Rep. Korea)
30th Infantry Division (Rep. Korea)
Army Missile Command (Rep. Korea)
3rd Army (Rep. Korea)

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Kim Byung-joo ({{Korean|hangul=김병주}}, born 7 February 1962 in Yecheon County) is a South Korean politician and retired four star General in the Republic of Korea Army. He was the 27th deputy commander of the ROK/US Combined Forces Command and is a current member of the Korean National Assembly.

Career

In 1980, he joined the Korea Military Academy and served among others as artillery officer in the Korean Army and liaison officer at the United States Central Command. 2017, he became the first four star general in South Korea with a missile command background and at the same time, he assumed command of the ROK/US Combined Forces Command as deputy commander behind Vincent K. Brooks.{{cite web|title=Former No. 2 at ROK-US combined forces command joins ruling party|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200102000695|access-date=1 July 2020|publisher=The Korea Herald|language=en}} He retired in April 2019.

Afterwards, he joined the Democratic Party of Korea and was elected in 2020 South Korean legislative election as a proportional representative to the 21st Korean National Assembly, where he engaged in legislative activities. He also served as the Chairman of the National Defense and Security Special Committee and the Chairman of the 2nd Policy Coordination Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea.{{cite web|title=The ruling party recruits the former general Kim Byung-joo as third new member for the general election|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200102038700001|access-date=1 July 2020|publisher=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko}}

In the 2024 South Korean legislative election, he ran as a Democratic Party candidate in Namyangju- eul, Gyeonggi Province, and was successfully re-elected. He is currently working on the National Assembly Defense Committee, taking advantage of his military career.

References

External links

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRGHoc8bBo&list=PLOfeIAu6nkTeTziHOrBJ_M2hNffedaLIt General Kim Byung-joo's The Art of War explanation on YouTube] (in Korean)

Category:Republic of Korea Army personnel

Category:1962 births

Category:People from Yecheon County

Category:Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000) politicians

Category:Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)

Category:South Korean generals

Category:Living people