Kim Jang-soo

South Korean general (born 1948)
Kim Jang-soo
Korean name
Hangul
김장수
Hanja
金章洙
Revised RomanizationGim Jangsu
McCune–ReischauerKim Changsu
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Jang-soo during the 39th Security Consultation Meeting at the Ministry of Defense Republic of Korea.

General (Ret.) Kim Jang-soo (Korean: 김장수; Hanja: 金章洙; born February 28, 1948), ROKA, was the 37th Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army and the 40th Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense. He was a Grand National Party Representative in the National Assembly of South Korea from 2008 to 2012.[1] General Kim graduated from the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1971. He graduated from Korea National Defense University in 1988, then he earned a master's degree in Arts at Graduate School of Public Administration, Yonsei University in 1989.

His assignments as a general officer were Chief, Operations Division, First Army (FROKA), Commanding General, 6th Infantry Division (1997-1999), Director, Operational Planning, Joint Chiefs of Staff (1999-2000), Director, Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000-2001), Commanding General, VII Corps (2001-2003), and Chief Director, Joint Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2003-2004).

His last assignment prior to becoming Army Chief of Staff was Deputy Commander, Republic of Korea - United States (ROK-US) Combined Forces Command.

From April 2005 to November 2006, he served as Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army.

From November 2006 to February 2008, he served as Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense.

In March 2015, Kim was appointed as Korea's Ambassador to China.

Currently, his son serves as a commissioned officer in the Republic of Korea Army.

References

  1. ^ "대한민국헌정회". rokps.or.kr. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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Preceded by
Nam Jae-joon
 Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army
2005-2006 		Succeeded by
Park Heung-ryul
Preceded by
Yoon Gwang-woung
 Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense
2006-2008 		Succeeded by
Lee Sang-hee
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South Korea Ambassadors of South Korea to China
Ambassadors and Envoys to the Republic of China
1948–1992
in Nanking, China
  • Jeong Hwan-beom (envoy) 1948–49
  • Shin Suk-woo 1949–50
in Taipei, Taiwan
  • Shin Suk-woo 1949–50
  • Lee Beom-seok 1950–51
  • Kim Hong-il 1951–60
  • Paik Sun-yup 1960–61
  • Choi Yong-duk 1961–62
  • Kim Shin 1962–70
  • Kim Gye-won 1971–78
  • Ock Man-ho 1978–81
  • Kim Chong-kon 1981–85
  • Kim Sang-tae 1985–88
  • Han Chul-soo 1988–91
  • Park Noh-young 1991–92
Ambassadors to the People's Republic of China
1992 – present
  • Roh Jae-won 1992–93
  • Hwang Byung-tae 1993–95
  • Jung Jong-wook 1996–98
  • Kwon Byung-hyun 1998–2000
  • Hong Soon-young 2000–01
  • Kim Ha-joong 2001–08
  • Shin Jung-seung 2008–09
  • Yu Woo-ik 2010–11
  • Lee Kyu-hyung 2011–13
  • Kwon Young-se 2013–15
  • Kim Jang-soo 2015–17
  • Noh Young-min 2017–19
  • Jang Ha-sung 2019–22
  • Chung Jae-ho 2022–present