Won In-choul

Won In-choul
원인철
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
In office
23 September 2020 – 5 July 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Yoon Suk-yeol
Preceded byPark Han-ki
Succeeded byKim Seung-kyum
Chief of Staff of Air Force
In office
16 April 2019 – 23 September 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byLee Wang-geun
Succeeded byLee Seong-yong
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
Wonju, South Korea
Alma materKorea Air Force Academy
Hannam University
Military service
Allegiance South Korea
Branch/service Republic of Korea Air Force
Years of service1984-2022
Rank General
UnitChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief Director for Military Support
Air Force Operations Command
Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Director for Exercise & Training, J37, JCS
19th Fighter Wing
Director, Korea Air & Space Operations Center, AFOC

Won In-choul[1] (Korean원인철; Hanja元仁哲; born 1 January 1961), is a former South Korean Air Force General who served as its Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) from 2020 to 2022 under President Moon Jae-in.[2][3]

Before promoted to the Air Force Chief of Staff in April 2019, Won had served as the Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from November 2018.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Chief of Staff Biography". Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). Archived from the original on 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ^ "Profile, Republic of Korea, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff". Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff (ROJCS). Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. ^ 오, 석민 (2020-08-31). "(2nd LD) Air Force chief nominated as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. ^ "Top Air Force general tapped as new Joint Chiefs chair". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

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