Lim Chang-yeol
Lim Chang-yeol (林昌烈, born 27 May 1944) is a South Korean bureaucrat and senior civil servant turned politician.
Born May 27, 1944Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born
- May 27, 1944
- Term
- 19 November 1997 – 5 March 1998
- Preceded by
- Kang Kyung-sik
- Succeeded by
- Lee Kyu-sung (deputy prime minister and minister of finance and economy), Jin Nyum (chairman of the Planning and Budget Commission), Ahn Byeong-woo (director of the Budget Office)
- President
- Kim Young-sam, Kim Dae-jung
- Prime minister
- Goh Kun, Kim Jong-pil (acting prime minister), Lim Chang-yeol (concurrently acting head of the prime minister's powers)
- Term
- 25 February 1998 – 5 March 1998
- President
- Kim Dae-jung
- Prime minister
- Goh Kun, Kim Jong-pil (acting prime minister), Lim Chang-yeol (concurrently acting head of the prime minister's powers)
- Term
- 1 July 1998 – 31 July 1999, 18 October 1999 – 30 June 2002
- Preceded by
- Lee In-je (acting: Im Su-bok)[A], Kwon Ho-jang (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Kwon Ho-jang (acting), Sohn Hak-kyu
- Term
- 13 March 1997 – 19 November 1997
- Preceded by
- Ahn Kwang-gu
- Succeeded by
- Jeong Hae-ju
- Vice ministers
- Kang Man-soo, Han Duck-soo
- Term
- 24 December 1996 – 13 March 1997
- Preceded by
- Lee Hwan-gyun
- Succeeded by
- Kang Man-soo
- Term
- 13 August 1996 – 23 December 1996
- Preceded by
- Lim Jong-guk (vice minister of the Fisheries Agency), Lee Hang-gyu (vice minister of the Maritime and Port Administration)
- Succeeded by
- Jang Seung-woo
- Term
- 26 December 1995 – 12 August 1996
- Preceded by
- Koo Bon-young
- Succeeded by
- Lee Bu-sik
- Term
- 26 December 1994 – 25 December 1995
- Preceded by
- Jeon Se-bong
- Succeeded by
- Ryu Jae-ho
- Born
- 27 May 1944 (age 82)[2]
- Birthplace
- Gyeonggi Province, Siheung County, Japanese-occupied Korea
- Residence
- Seoul, South Korea
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Education
- Myongji University graduate school, Doctor of Business Administration
- Career
- Chief executive officer of KINTEX
- Party
- Independent
- Bon-gwan
- Uljin
- Spouse
- Ju Hye-ran
- Service
- Army
- Service period
- March 1967 – August 1969
- Final rank
- Reserve Army First lieutenant
- Command
- Platoon leader
- Major battles
- Vietnam War
Lim Chang-yeol(林昌烈1, born 27 May 1944) is a South Korean bureaucrat and senior civil servant turned politician.
After graduating from Seoul National University, he passed the Higher Civil Service Examination in 1970. Under the Civilian Government, he served as Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and then as deputy prime minister and Minister of Finance and Economy, during which he led negotiations with the IMF.
When Lee In-je resigned as Governor of Gyeonggi Province to run in the 1997 presidential election, Lim joined the National Congress for New Politics in 1998. He was elected in the local elections and served as Governor of Gyeonggi Province in the 2nd elected term. In September 2014, he became chief executive officer of KINTEX.
Education
- Graduated from Gyeonggi High School
- Seoul National University, Business administration and Bachelor of Business Administration
- Williams College graduate school, Department of Economics, Economics Master's
- Yonsei University general graduate school, Department of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration
- Myongji University general graduate school, Department of Business Administration,
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