Chung Il-kwon

Chung Il-kwon
정일권
Chung in 1954
9th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
10 May 1964 – 20 December 1970
PresidentPark Chung Hee
Preceded byChoi Tu-son
Succeeded byBaek Du-jin
Personal details
Born(1917-11-21)November 21, 1917
Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR
DiedJanuary 17, 1994(1994-01-17) (aged 76)
Hawaii, United States
AwardsHonorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (Malaysia)
Military service
Allegiance Manchukuo
 South Korea
Branch/service Manchukuo Imperial Army (1941–1945)
 Republic of Korea Army
Years of service1941–1957
RankCaptain
General
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Korean War
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Chung Il-kwon
Hangul
정일권
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Il-gwon
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Il-gwŏn
Art name
Hangul
청사
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheongsa
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngsa
Courtesy name
Hangul
일진
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIl-jin
McCune–ReischauerIl-jin
Japanese name:
Nakashima Ikken ()

Chung Il-kwon (Korean: 정일권; November 21, 1917 – January 17, 1994) was a South Korean politician, diplomat, and soldier. A general in the Republic of Korea Army, he served as Foreign Minister 1963 to 1964, and Prime Minister from 1964 to 1970. He was an ally of President Park Chung Hee.

His art name was Chungsa (청사). He was also known by the Japanese pronunciation of his name: Tei Ikken.