Background
Hoon, Kang Young was born on May 30, 1922.
Republic of Korea Prime Minister
Hoon, Kang Young was born on May 30, 1922.
Graduate, United States Army Command-General Staff College, 1958. Doctor Political Science, University Southern California, 1973.
Division Commander, 1953. Corps Commander, 1959. Retired as lieutenant general, 1961.
Director Research Institute on Korean Affairs, Washington, 1970-1976. Dean Graduate School, Hankuk University Foreign Studies, 1977, professor emeritus, since 1987. Director FANSI, 1978.
Ambassador to United Kingdom, London, 1981. Ambassador to Holy See, Vatican City, 1984. Prime minister Republic of Korea, Seoul, 1988—1990.
Member Democratic Justice Party, since 1988.
Chairman Committee on Seoul Olympics Support, since 1988.