Kim Kwan-jin

Kim Kwan-jin
LOM
Kim Kwan-jin LOM
김관진
	Kim in October 2012
Chief of National Security Council
	In office; 1 July 2014 – 21 May 2017
President	Park Geun-hye; Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting); Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Kim Jang-soo
Succeeded by	Chung Eui-yong
Minister of National Defense
	In office; 4 December 2010 – 30 June 2014
President	Lee Myung-bak; Park Geun-hye
Preceded by	Kim Tae-young
Succeeded by	Han Min-goo
Personal details
Born	August 27, 1949 (age 72); Jeonju, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Korea Military Academy (B.S.)
Awards	Legion of Merit
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army
Rank	General
Korean name
Hangul	김관진
Hanja	金寬鎭
Revised Romanization	Gim Gwan-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kwanjin

Kim Kwan-jin (Korean: 김관진; Hanja: 金寬鎭; born August 27, 1949) is Chief of The National Security Office in South Korea, following his appointment in the year of 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.^[1]

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.

References[]

^ "S Korea names Kim Kwan-jin, former JCS chief, as new defense minister". Xinhua. November 28, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.

External links[]

(in Korean) [ Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff]

Military offices
Preceded by Lee Sang-hee	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Chief Director of the Joint Defense Headquarters 2006–2008	Succeeded by Kim Tae-young
Preceded by Kim Tae-young	Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense 2010–2014	Succeeded by Han Min-goo

[1] "S Korea names Kim Kwan-jin, former JCS chief, as new defense minister". Xinhua. November 28, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.

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