Jeong Kyeong-doo
Jeong Kyeong-doo | |
|---|---|
| 정경두 | |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 21 September 2018 – 18 September 2020 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Song Young-moo |
| Succeeded by | Suh Wook |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
| In office 20 August 2017 – 21 September 2018 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Gen. Lee Sun-jin |
| Succeeded by | Gen. Park Han-ki |
| Chief of Staff of the Air Force | |
| In office 17 September 2015 – 11 August 2017 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Preceded by | Gen. Choi Cha-kyu |
| Succeeded by | Gen. Lee Wang-keun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1960 Jinju, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Korea Air Force Academy Hannam University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | South Korea |
| Branch/service | Republic of Korea Air Force |
| Years of service | 1982–2020 |
| Rank | General |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정경두 |
| Hanja | 鄭景斗 |
| RR | Jeong Gyeongdu |
| MR | Chŏng Kyŏngdu |
Jeong Kyeong-doo (Korean: 정경두; born 13 September 1960) is the 46th Minister of National Defense of South Korea. He was a former fighter pilot and General of the Republic of Korea Air Force serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Air Force Chief of Staff.