| Nam Duck-woo | |
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| 남덕우 | |
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| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 22 September 1980 – 3 January 1982 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Preceded by | Shin Hyun-hwak Park Choong-hoon (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Chang-soon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1924-04-22)April 22, 1924 Kōshū, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | May 18, 2013(2013-05-18) (aged 89) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Kookmin University (BA) Seoul National University (MA) Oklahoma State University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician, Economist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 남덕우 |
| Hanja | 南悳祐 |
| Revised Romanization | Nam Deoku |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nam Tŏku |
Nam Duck-woo (22 April 1924 – 18 May 2013) was the prime minister of South Korea from 1980 to 1982.
Nam received his PhD in economics from Oklahoma State University. He served as finance minister from 1969 to 1974 under the presidency of Park Chung Hee. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea in 1974 and served in this position till 1978. Under President Chun Doo-hwan, 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.
On May 18, 2013, Duck-woo died of testicular cancer at the age of 89.
See also
References
- "Former Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo dies at 89". Yonhap. Seoul. May 19, 2013.
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| Preceded byPak Choong-hoon (acting) | Prime Minister of South Korea 1980–1982 |
Succeeded byYoo Chang-soon |
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