Kim Chung-yum (Korean김정렴; Hanja金正濂; 3 January 1924 – 25 April 2020) was a South Korean politician. Under President Park Chung Hee, he was the longest serving chief presidential secretary in South Korean history.[3] He also served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry, playing a leading role in the country's miraculous economic development.[4]

Kim Chung-yum
김정렴
South Korean Ambassador to Japan
In office
January 1979 – September 1980
Chief Presidential Secretary
In office
1969–1979
Preceded byLee Hu-rak
Succeeded byKim Gye-won
Minister of Commerce and Industry[1]
In office
3 October 1967 – 20 October 1969
Preceded byPark Choong-hoon
Succeeded byLee Nak-sun
Minister of Finance[2]
In office
January 1966 – September 1966
Preceded byHong Seung-hi
Succeeded byKim Hak-ryeol
Personal details
Born(1924-01-03)3 January 1924
Keijō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died25 April 2020(2020-04-25) (aged 96)
Political partyDemocratic Republican
United Liberal Democrats
Alma materClark University
Kim Chung-yum
Hangul
김정렴
Hanja
金正濂
Revised RomanizationGim Jeongnyeom
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏngnyŏm

Kim died on April 25, 2020.[5]

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  1. ^ 역대장관 - 산업통상자원부 홈페이지. motie.go.kr.
  2. ^ Finance, Ministry of Strategy and. "Ministry of Strategy and Finance". english.mosf.go.kr.
  3. ^ "The man who could have stopped Park's killing". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  4. ^ Clifford, Mark L. (5 December 2016). Troubled Tiger: Businessmen, Bureaucrats and Generals in South Korea. Routledge. ISBN 9781315293233 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ 김정렴 전 비서실장 별세···"차지철도 꼼짝못한 박정희정부 실세" Archived 2020-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
  6. ^ 이다영 (23 June 2011). "New Books". The Korea Herald.