Kim Jong-pil

Kim Jong-pil
김종필
Kim in 1999
11th & 31st Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
June 4, 1971 – December 18, 1975
PresidentPark Chung Hee
DeputyKim Hak-ryul
Tae Wan-seon
Nam Duck-woo
Preceded byPaik Too-chin
Succeeded byChoi Kyu-hah
In office
March 3, 1998 – August 17, 1998 (acting)
PresidentKim Dae-jung
DeputyLim Chang-yeol
Preceded byGoh Kun
Succeeded by(Himself)
In office
August 18, 1998 – January 12, 2000
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded by(Himself)
Succeeded byPark Tae-joon
Personal details
Born(1926-01-07)January 7, 1926
DiedJune 23, 2018(2018-06-23) (aged 92)
Seoul, South Korea
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
金鍾泌
RRGim Jongpil
MRKim Chongp'il
Art name
Hangul
운정
Hanja
雲庭
RRUnjeong
MRUnjŏng
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Kim Jong-pil (Korean: 김종필; pronounced [kimdʑoŋpʰil]; January 7, 1926 – June 23, 2018), also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician who was the founder and first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He served as the prime minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung. He was a nine-term National Assembly member.