Han Min-goo

Han Min-goo
Han Min-goo
	한민구
	Han during a visit to the Pentagon in October 2014
Minister of National Defense
	In office; 30 June 2014 – 13 July 2017
President	Park Geun-hye; Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting); Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Chung Hong-won; Lee Wan-koo; Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting); Hwang Kyo-ahn; Lee Nak-yeon
Preceded by	Kim Kwan-jin
Succeeded by	Song Young-moo
Personal details
Born	30 August 1953; Cheongwon, South Korea
Children	1
Alma mater	Korea Military Academy; Seoul National University; Yonsei University
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army
Years of service	1971 - 2011
Rank	General
Korean name
Hangul	한민구
Hanja	韓民求
Revised Romanization	Han Mingu
McCune–Reischauer	Han Minku

Han Min-goo (born 30 August 1953), is a former South Korean Minister of Defense. He is a former South Korean army general who served as the 40th Chief of Staff of the South Korean army as well as the 36th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean military.[1]

Career

Han served his compulsory military service in the ROK Naval Submarine branch. He later graduated from Officer Academy in the Armour Branch and later transferred to Army Aviation as a UH-1 Cobra pilot. Han's assignments prior to assuming Army Chief of Staff were Chief of Strategic Planning, ROK Army Headquarters; Commanding General, 53rd Infantry Division; Commanding General, Capital Defense Command; Deputy Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army.

Education

Graduated, Cheongju High School
Bachelor of Science, Korea Military Academy (31st Graduating Class)
Bachelor of Arts in History, Seoul National University
Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs and National Security, Yonsei University

References

Kim, Kwang-Tae (June 17, 2010), "SKorea's new army chief vows to beef up readiness", Seattle Times.

External links

Media related to Han Min-goo at Wikimedia Commons

Minister Profile at Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense

Preceded by Lim Choung-bin	Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army 2009-2010	Succeeded by Hwang Ui-don
Preceded by Lee Sang-eui	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Chief Director of the Joint Defense Headquarters 2010-2011	Succeeded by Jeong Seung-jo
Preceded by Kim Kwan-jin	Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense 2014-2017	Succeeded by Song Young-moo

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[1] Kim, Kwang-Tae (June 17, 2010), "SKorea's new army chief vows to beef up readiness", Seattle Times.