Kim Jong-pil

1926 - 2018

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Country of citizenship: South Korea

Native language: Korean

Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean

Educated at: Gongju National University of Education, Seoul National University, Korea Military Academy

Occupation: politician, journalist

Position held: Prime Minister of South Korea, Member of the National Assembly of South Korea

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Kim Jong-pil (Korean: 김종필; Korean pronunciation: [kimdʑoŋpʰil]; January 7, 1926 – June 23, 2018), also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician and the founder/first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service). He served as prime minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee (1961–1979) and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003). He was a nine-term National Assembly member. Park Chung Hee was his uncle-in-law, as JP married Park's niece, Park Young-ok. Source: Wikipedia (en)