Kim Kwan-jin
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Park Geun-hye
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Kim Kwan-jin ({{korean|hangul=김관진|hanja=金寬鎭}}; born August 27, 1949) was Chief of South Korea the National Security Office under President Park Geun-hye, a position to which he was appointed in 2014. He was previously the 33rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean armed forces and the Minister of National Defense.
Education
- Graduated, Seoul High School
- Bachelor of Science, Korea Military Academy (28th Graduating Class)
Career
Kim previously served as Commanding General, 35th Infantry Division (1999–2000), Commanding General, II Corps (2002–2004), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2004–2005). He was promoted to four-star general and assumed command of Third ROK Army in 2005. In 2006, he became the 33rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Lee Sang-hee.
On March 28, 2008, he was replaced by General Kim Tae-young. Following incidents of the bombardment of Yeonpyeong, he was selected to replace Kim Tae-young as a new National Defense Minister of the Republic of Korea on November 26, 2010.{{cite web|title=S Korea names Kim Kwan-jin, former JCS chief, as new defense minister|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/26/c_13623976.htm|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=November 28, 2010|date=November 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129063427/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/26/c_13623976.htm|archivedate=November 29, 2010|df=mdy-all}}
After the end of President Lee Myung-bak's term in office in February 2013, incoming President Park Geun-hye decided to retain Kim in his post of Defense Minister after Park's nominee Kim Byung-kwan was forced to resign under pressure over a series of alleged ethical lapses and North Korea's repeated war threats.
In February 2019, Kim was given a two-and-a-half year prison sentence for attempting to sway public opinion using Cyber Command to support the Park administration.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-21 |title=Ex-defense minister gets jail term for political meddling |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/05/356_264175.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}
References
External links
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- {{in lang|ko}} [ Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff]
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Category:South Korean generals
Category:Government ministers of South Korea
Category:Korea Military Academy alumni
Category:Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)