Chung Eui-yong | |
|---|---|
| 정의용 | |
 Chung in 2018 | |
| 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 February 2021 – 12 May 2022 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Chung Sye-kyun Kim Boo-kyum |
| Preceded by | Kang Kyung-wha |
| Succeeded by | Park Jin |
| Special Advisor to the President on Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security | |
| In office 3 July 2020 – 20 January 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hyun-jong |
| Director of the National Security Office | |
| In office 20 May 2017 – 2 July 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Kim Kwan-jin |
| Succeeded by | Suh Hoon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1946 |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University Harvard University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정의용 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Uiyong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ŭiyong |
Chung Eui-yong (Korean: 정의용; Hanja: 鄭義溶; born 14 April 1946) is a South Korean diplomat and a politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. Chung was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Director of National Security from 2017 to 2020.[1][2]
- ^ Song, Sang-ho (2021-02-08). "FM Kang leaves office after years of daunting diplomatic tasks". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (2021-02-08). "Moon appoints new foreign minister". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2021-02-08.