Chung Won-shik

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Chung Won-shik
정원식
21st Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
24 May 1991 – 7 July 1991
Acting
PresidentRoh Tae-woo
Preceded byRo Jai-bong
Succeeded byHyun Soong-jong
In office
8 July 1991 – 8 October 1992
Personal details
Born(1928-08-05)5 August 1928
George Peabody College for Teachers (MA, PhD)
Korean name
Hangul
정원식
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Wonsik
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Wontik

Chung Won-shik (Korean정원식; 5 August 1928[1] – 12 April 2020) was a South Korean politician, educator, soldier, and author. He was the 21st 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.[2] President Roh Tae-woo named him Acting Prime Minister on 24 May 1991.[3] 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.[4] Chung died from kidney disease on 12 April 2020, aged 91.[5]

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of South Korea
(Acting)

1991
Succeeded by
Chung Won-sik
Preceded by
Chung Won-sik
(Acting)
Prime Minister of South Korea
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kim Young-sik
Education Minister
of South Korea

1988–1990
Succeeded by