Yoo Chang-soon | |
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유창순 | |
15th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
In office 23 January 1982 – 24 June 1982 | |
President | Chun Doo-hwan |
Preceded by | Nam Duck-woo |
Succeeded by | Kim Sang-hyup |
Personal details | |
Born | Anshū, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan | 6 August 1918
Died | 3 June 2010 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 91)
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Hastings College |
Occupation | Politician |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 유창순 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yu Changsun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yu Ch'angsun |
Yoo Chang-soon (6 August 1918 – 2 June 2010) was the Prime Minister of South Korea from 4 January 1982 to 24 June 1982.[1] Yoo was born in Anju, South Pyongan, a city located in present-day North Korea, and attended the Pyongyang Commercial School (평양상업학교).[2] He went on to tertiary education at Hastings College in Nebraska, graduating in 1950. The following year, he entered the service of the South Korean government, working at the Bank of Korea's Tokyo branch.[3] He was governor of the Bank of Korea from 1961 to 1962.