Yoon Kwang-ung
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Korean name | |
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Hangul | 윤광웅 |
Hanja | 尹光雄 |
Revised Romanization | Yun Gwang-ung |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Kwang-ung |
Yoon Kwang-ung (born October 13, 1942 in Busan) is a retired Vice Admiral of the Republic of Korea Navy & former South Korean Minister of National Defense.[1] He held the 39th to hold the post, which he entered in July 2004 after being appointed by president Roh Moo-hyun. He graduated from in 1961 and from the ROK Naval Academy in 1966.[2] He served in various positions in the Navy from 1985 to 2000; thereafter, he worked for three years as an advisor to Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Yoon has been awarded various honors, including the US Legion of Merit and the Korean Order of National Security Merit.
See also[]
- List of Koreans
- Military of South Korea
- Government of South Korea
References[]
- ^ 윤광웅 (in Korean). Nate people. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ 새 국방장관에 윤광웅 보좌관 내정 Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Busan
- Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit
- South Korean Roman Catholics
- Order of National Security Merit members
- Republic of Korea Navy admirals
- National Defense ministers of South Korea
- Korea Naval Academy alumni