Kim Seung-kew (born July 20, 1944), also spelled Kim Seung-gyu, is a South Korean politician, lawyer and jurist who had served as the Minister of Justice from July 2004 to July 2005,[1] and became the Director of the National Intelligence Service[2] on July 5, 2005.
Kim Seung-kew | |
Hangul | 김승규 |
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Hanja | 金昇圭 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seunggyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŭnggyu |
Kim Seung-kew was born in Gwangyang, Zenranan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. He finished schooling at Suncheon city Mesan High School, and graduated from the Seoul National University, Law Department, BL.
Career
edit- 1970 - 12th Korean Bar,
- 1999 - Head of Public Prosecutors' Office at Suwon,
- 2001 - 42nd Deputy Minister of Justice of Korea,
- 2002 - Vice Chief Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office of Korea,
- 2002 - Chief Public Prosecutor of the Pusan Higher Public Prosecutor's Office,
- 2004 - 56th Minister of Justice of Korea,
- 2005 - 27th Director of the National Intelligence Service of Korea.
- At the moment - LOGOS Law Firm.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Yorke, Jon (2008). Against the death penalty: international initiatives and implications. Ashgate Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-7546-7413-9.
- ^ "World in Brief". The Times. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.