Park Choong-hoon

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Choong-hoon (Korean: 박충훈; January 19, 1919 – March 16, 2001) was a South Korean politician who served as the acting prime minister and acting president of South Korea in 1980.^[2]

His Excellency Park Choong-hoon
박충훈
Acting President of South Korea
In office August 16, 1980 – September 1, 1980
Prime Minister	Himself (acting)
Leader	Chun Doo-hwan
Preceded by	Choi Kyu-hah
Succeeded by	Chun Doo-hwan
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
In office May 22, 1980 – September 1, 1980[1]
President	Choi Kyu-hah Himself (acting)
Leader	Chun Doo-hwan
Preceded by	Shin Hyun-hwak
Succeeded by	Nam Duck-woo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economic Planning Board
In office 3 October 1967 – 3 June 1969
Preceded by	Chang Ki-young
Succeeded by	Kim Hak-ryul
Personal details
Born	(1919-01-19)January 19, 1919 Jeju City, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	March 16, 2001(2001-03-16) (aged 82)
Alma mater	Doshisha Higher Commercial School Korea National Defense University

Biography

Park was born in Jeju-gun, Jeju City and graduated from Gyeongseong No. 1 High School, Doshisha Higher Commercial School, and Korea National Defense University. In 1949, he was commissioned as an officer in the Republic of Korea Air Force, and in 1961 he was promoted to the rank of Major General of the Republic of Korea Air Force. He served as director of Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, vice minister of Commerce and Industry, minister of Commerce and Industry,^[3] and deputy prime minister and minister of the Economic Planning Board in 1967.^[4]

After that, he held positions such as the chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, the chairman of Daewoo, and the chairman of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. In May 1980, when Prime Minister Shin Hyun-hwak resigned due to the outbreak of the Gwangju Uprising, he was appointed as the acting prime minister.^[5] Upon President Choi Kyu-hah's resignation, Park became the acting president of South Korea. He served in the role from August 16, 1980, until Chun Doo-hwan was elected by the National Conference for Unification on August 27, 1980.^[2][6]

On April 23, 1981, he was elected as an advisory member of the National Advisory Council.^{[citation needed]}