Kim Jong-pil

Kim Jong-pil
김종필
Kim in 1999
9th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
June 4, 1971 – December 18, 1975
PresidentPark Chung Hee
Preceded byBaek Du-jin
Succeeded byChoi Kyu-hah
In office
March 3, 1998 – January 12, 2000
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded byGoh Kun
Succeeded byPark Tae-joon
Personal details
Born(1926-01-07)January 7, 1926
Fuyo-gun, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(today Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)
DiedJune 23, 2018(2018-06-23) (aged 92)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyLiberty Korea Party
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Park Young-ok
(m. 1951; died 2015)
Children2
Alma materKorean Military Academy
NicknameJP
Military service
Allegiance South Korea
Branch/service Republic of Korea Army
Years of service1949–1961
RankBrigadier General
Korean name
Hangul
김종필
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jong-pil
McCune–ReischauerKim Chongp'il
Art name
Hangul
운정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUnjeong
McCune–ReischauerUnjŏng

Kim Jong-pil (Korean김종필; Korean pronunciation: [kimdʑoŋpʰil]; January 7, 1926 – June 23, 2018), also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician and the founder/first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service). He served as Prime Minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee (1961–1979) and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003). He was a nine-term National Assembly member.

Park Chung Hee was his uncle-in-law, as JP married Park's niece, Park Young-ok.


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