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
Hanja
金昇圭
Revised RomanizationGim Seunggyu
McCune–ReischauerKim 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Yorke, Jon (2008). Against the death penalty: international initiatives and implications. Ashgate Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-7546-7413-9.
  2. ^ "World in Brief". The Times. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice of the Republic of Korea
2004–2005
Succeeded by