Nam Duck-woo

{{Short description|South Korean politician (1924–2013)}}

{{family name hatnote|Nam||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Nam Duck-woo

| native_name = 남덕우

| image = 남덕우 총리.jpg

| office = Prime Minister of South Korea

| term_start = 22 September 1980

| term_end = 3 January 1982

| president = Chun Doo-hwan

| predecessor = Shin Hyun-hwak
Park Choong-hoon (acting)

| successor = Yoo Chang-soon

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|4|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Kōshū, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|5|18|1924|4|22|mf=y}}

| death_place = Seoul, South Korea

| occupation = Politician, Economist

| nationality = South Korean

| alma_mater = Kookmin University (BA)
Seoul National University (MA)
Oklahoma State University (PhD)

| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes

| hangul = 남덕우

| hanja = 南悳祐

| mr = Nam Tŏku

| rr = Nam Deoku}}

}}

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.{{cite news |author= |date=May 19, 2013 |title=Former Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo dies at 89 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20130519000600315 |work=Yonhap |location=Seoul |access-date=}}

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