Chung Eui-yong

Chung Eui-yong (Korean: 정의용; Hanja: 鄭義溶; born 14 April 1946) is a South Korean diplomat and a politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. Chung was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Director of National Security from 2017 to 2020.

Chung Eui-yong
정의용
Chung in 2018
37th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
9 February 2021  12 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterChung Sye-kyun
Kim Boo-kyum
Preceded byKang Kyung-wha
Succeeded byPark Jin
Special Advisor to the President on Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy and National Security
In office
3 July 2020  20 January 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Succeeded byKim Hyun-jong
Director of the National Security Office
In office
20 May 2017  2 July 2020
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byKim Kwan-jin
Succeeded bySuh Hoon
Personal details
Born (1946-04-14) 14 April 1946
Alma materSeoul National University
Harvard University
Korean name
Hangul
정의용
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Uiyong
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Ŭiyong
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