Nam Duck-woo
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In this Korean name, the family name is Nam.
Nam Duck-woo (22 April 1924 – 18 May 2013) was the 12th prime minister of South Korea from 1980 to 1982.
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Nam Duck-woo | |
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남덕우 | |
12th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
In office 22 September 1980 – 3 January 1982 | |
President | Chun Doo-hwan |
Preceded by | Park Choong-hoon (acting) |
Succeeded by | Yoo Chang-soon |
Personal details | |
Born | (1924-04-22)April 22, 1924 Kōshū, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | May 18, 2013(2013-05-18) (aged 89) Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Kookmin University (BA) Seoul National University (MA) Oklahoma State University (PhD) |
Occupation | Politician, Economist |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 남덕우 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Nam Deoku |
McCune–Reischauer | Nam Tŏku |
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Nam received his PhD in economics from Oklahoma State University. He served as finance minister from 1969 to 1974 under the presidency of Park Chung-hee. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea in 1974 and served in this position till 1978. Under President Chun Doo-hwan, Nam was the prime minister from 1980 to 1982.
Nam served as the International Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) from 1983 to 1985.