Nam Duck-woo (22 April 1924 – 18 May 2013) was the 12th

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from 1980 to 1982. Nam received his PhD in economics from

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. He served as

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from 1969 to 1974 under the Presidency of Park Chung-hee. He was appointed as

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in 1974 and served in this position till 1978. Under President

Chun Doo-hwan Chun Doo-hwan (; or ; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 198 ...

, 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.

Death

On May 18, 2013, Duck-woo died of

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at the age of 89.Obituary
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1924 births 2013 deaths Prime Ministers of South Korea Finance ministers of South Korea Deputy Prime Ministers of South Korea Oklahoma State University alumni Academic staff of Sogang University Deaths from cancer in South Korea Deaths from testicular cancer Uiryeong Nam clan Seoul National University alumni Kookmin University alumni {{SouthKorea-politician-stub