Background
Pak, Tae-Chun was born on September 29, 1927 in Seoul, Yangsan, South Korea.
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Tae-Chun Pak
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Student, Waseda University, 1946. Graduate, Korean Military Academy, 1948. Doctor degree (honorary), Carnegie Mellon University, 1988.
Doctor degree (honorary), University Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1988. Doctor degree (honorary), University Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1989. Doctor degree (honorary), University Waterloo, Canada, 1991.
Doctor degree (honorary), University Moscow, 1991.
Career
Secretary-general to chairman Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, 1961, member council for commerce and industry, 1961. Chairman board directors, president Korea Tungsten Mining Limited company, 1964. President Pohang Iron and Steel Limited company, 1968, chairman, 1981.
Member parliament South Korean National Assembly, 1981-2000, chairman finance committee, 1981. Prime minister Republic of Korea, 2000. Chairman founding committee Pohang Institute of Science and Technology, 1985.
Deputy chairman Federation Korean Industries, 1987. Chairman Democratic Justice Party, 1990. Co-chairman Democratic Liberal Party, 1990.
President United Liberal Democrats, 1997. Honorary chairman Pohang Iron and Steel Limited company, 1992. President Korea-Japan Parliamentarian's Union, 1980-1981, 1988-1992.
Major general Korean Army, 1963.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Korea Iron and Steel Association, 1973-1990, Korea-Japan Economic Association, 1981. Chairman Pohang Iron and Steel Company Educational Foundation, 1976.
Connections
Married Jang Ock Ja; 5 children.
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Recipient Order of Military Merit, Hwarang, 1954, Order of Industrial Service Merit, 1971, Order of Civil Merit, Mugunghwa medal, 1974, Order of Grand Decoration in Honour in Gold for Services, Republic of Austria, 1979, Merit Order for Distinguished Services in degree of Grand Officer, Republic of Peru, 1979, Order of Great Cross of Rio Brando, Republic of Brazil, 1981, Commander's Cross of Order of Merit, Republic of Germany, 1983, Bessemer Gold medal British Institute Metals, 1987, Order of Southern Cross, Republic of Brazil, 1987, Merit Order for Distinguished Services in Degree of the Great Cross, Republic of Peru, 1987, Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star for Services, Republic of Austria, 1993, Woon-Kyung prize Woon-Kyung Foundation, 1996, Grand Cordon of Order of Rising Sun, Japan, 1999.Recipient Order of Military Merit, Hwarang, 1954, Order of Industrial Service Merit, 1971, Order of Civil Merit, Mugunghwa medal, 1974, Order of Grand Decoration in Honour in Gold for Services, Republic of Austria, 1979, Merit Order for Distinguished Services in degree of Grand Officer, Republic of Peru, 1979, Order of Great Cross of Rio Brando, Republic of Brazil, 1981, Commander's Cross of Order of Merit, Republic of Germany, 1983, Bessemer Gold medal British Institute Metals, 1987, Order of Southern Cross, Republic of Brazil, 1987, Merit Order for Distinguished Services in Degree of the Great Cross, Republic of Peru, 1987, Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star for Services, Republic of Austria, 1993, Woon-Kyung prize Woon-Kyung Foundation, 1996, Grand Cordon of Order of Rising Sun, Japan, 1999.