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Yoon Won-hyeong 윤원형 | |
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| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office 9 February 1563 – 9 September 1565 | |
| Preceded by | Sang Jin |
| Succeeded by | Yi Jun-gyeong |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office 15 June 1558 – 16 November 1558 | |
| Preceded by | Yoon Gae |
| Succeeded by | An Hyeon |
| In office 14 October 1551 – 17 October 1551 | |
| Preceded by | Sang Jin |
| Succeeded by | Yoon Gae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1509 Joseon |
| Died | 18 November 1565 (aged 55–56) Gangeum-hyeon, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon |
Yun Won-hyeong (Korean: 윤원형, 尹元衡; 1509 – 18 November 1565) was a Korean political figure of the Joseon period. He was the younger brother of Queen Munjeong, the 3rd wife of the 11th King Jungjong of Joseon and was the maternal uncle of the 13th King Myeongjong.
He was Chief State Councillor from 1563 to 1565. His courtesy name was Eonpyung (언평; 彦平). In 1565, after the death of Queen Munjeong, both Yun Won-hyeong and his wife, Jeong Nan-jeong, were exiled from the capital. Unable to make a political comeback, both committed suicide by poison.