Background
Cho, Choong-Kun was born on December 29, 1932 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Cho, Choong-Kun was born on December 29, 1932 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1959. Doctor (honorary), Southwest Baptist University, 1987.
Chief secretary, Hanjin Transportation Company, 1959-1961; vice president, Hanjin Transportation Company, 1961-1968; president, Air Korea Limited company, 1968-1969; president, Hanil Development Limited company, 1977-1984; executive vice president, Korean Air Lines, 1969-1977; president, Korean Air Lines, since 1984. Member special advising committee transportation policies, 1982.
Honorary consul Kingdom of Morocco, 1980. Captain Korean Army, 1951-1955. Member Korean Aeronautic Association (chairman since 1977), Korea-Austria Economic Corporation Committee (chairman since 1978), Korea-Japan Economic Association (vice chairman since 1989), Korea Tennis Association (chairman since 1985), Berkeley Foundation Board Trustees, Asia Tennis Foundation (chairman since 1987).
Married Young-Hak Lee, September 10, 1961. Children: Jin-Ho, Yun-Jung, Ju-Eun, Ju-Yun.