Kim Sang-hyup (; April 20, 1920 – February 21, 1995) was a South Korean politician, political scientist, and scholar who served as the 14th
Prime Minister of South Korea,
Minister of Education, president of the
Korean Red Cross, and president of
Korea University
Korea University (KU, ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1905. The university is included as one of the SKY universities, a popular acronym referring to Korea's three most prestigious universities.
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.
Personal life
He was born on April 20, 1920. He suffered a
heart attack at his home in
Seoul and died at the age of 74 on February 21, 1995.
Career
He graduated from the
University of Tokyo in political science. He joined the faculty of
Korea University
Korea University (KU, ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1905. The university is included as one of the SKY universities, a popular acronym referring to Korea's three most prestigious universities.
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in 1957 and became its president from 1970 to 1975 and 1977 to 1982. He served as education minister during 1962 and president of
Korean Red Cross from 1985 to 1991.
He became prime minister after the
Lee–Chang scandal The Lee–Chang scandal ( ko, 이철희 장영자 어음 사기 사건, ''Yi Chol-hui–Jang Yeong-ja eoeumsagi sageon'', "Yi Chol-hui–Jang Yeong-ja note fraud incident") was a serious South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republ ...
when
Chun Doo-hwan replaced
Yoo Chang-soon
Yoo Chang-soon (6 August 1918 – 2 June 2010) was the Prime Minister of South Korea from 4 January 1982 to 24 June 1982.
Yoo was born in Anju, South Pyongan, a city located in present-day North Korea, and attended the Pyongyang Commercial Sc ...
on June 25, 1982.
He was succeeded by
Chin Iee-chong on October 14, 1983.
References
Prime Ministers of South Korea
20th-century South Korean politicians
1920 births
1995 deaths
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