Kim Kwan-jin
| Kim Kwan-jin | |
 Kim Kwan-Jin in 2011 | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 김관진 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gwan-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kwanjin |
General (Ret.) Kim Kwan-jin (Korean: 김관진; Hanja: 金寬鎭) , ROKA (born 27 August 1949), is the current Minister of Defense of South Korea, following his appointment in November 2010. He was previously the 33rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
General Kim graduated the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1971. He previously served as Commanding General, 35th Infantry Division (1999-2000), Commanding General, II Corps (2002-2004), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2004-2005). He was promoted to 4-star general and assumed command of Third ROK Army in 2005.
In 2006, he became the 33rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and replaced General Lee Sang-hee.
On March 28 2008, he was replaced by General Kim Tae-young.
Following incidents of the shelling of Yeonpyeong, he was selected to replace Kim Tae-young as a new National Defense Minister of the Republic of Korea on 26 November, 2010.[1]
References
- ^ "S Korea names Kim Kwan-jin, former JCS chief, as new defense minister". Xinhua. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
External links
Media related to Kim Kwan-jin at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.jcs.mil.kr/main.html - Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Template:Ko