Yoo Chang-soon explained

Yoo Chang-soon
Native Name:유창순
Office:13th Prime Minister of South Korea
Term Start:23 January 1982
Term End:24 June 1982
President:Chun Doo-hwan
Predecessor:Nam Duck-woo
Successor:Kim Sang-hyup
Birth Date:6 August 1918
Birth Place:Anshū, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Death Place:Seoul, South Korea
Occupation:Politician
Nationality:South Korean
Alma Mater:Hastings College
Module:
Child:yes
Hangul:유창순
Mr:Yu Ch'angsun
Rr:Yu Changsun

Yoo Chang-soon (6 August 1918 – 2 June 2010) was the Prime Minister of South Korea from 4 January 1982 to 24 June 1982.[1] Yoo was born in Anju, South Pyongan, a city located in present-day North Korea, and attended the Pyongyang Commercial School (평양상업학교). He went on to tertiary education at Hastings College in Nebraska, graduating in 1950. The following year, he entered the service of the South Korean government, working at the Bank of Korea's Tokyo branch. He was governor of the Bank of Korea from 1961 to 1962.

Notes and References

  1. News: Former prime minister Yoo passes away. 3 June 2010. The Korea Herald. 15 July 2010.