Kang Young-hoon
Kang Young-Hoon 강영훈 | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 16 December 1988 – 27 December 1990 | |
| President | Roh Tae-woo |
| Preceded by | Lee Hyun-jae |
| Succeeded by | Ro Jai-bong |
| South Korean Ambassador to the Vatican City | |
| In office 1984–1987 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| South Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland | |
| In office 1981–1984 | |
| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1922 Changsong County, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 10 May 2016 (aged 93) Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic Justice |
| Alma mater | Kenkoku University University of Southern California (MA, PhD) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강영훈 |
| Hanja | 姜英勳 |
| RR | Gang Yeonghun |
| MR | Kang Yŏnghun |
Kang Young-Hoon (Korean: 강영훈, 30 May 1922 – 10 May 2016) was a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 1988 to 1990 under President Chun Doo-hwan.
Beginning his career in the military, Kang entered politics through the diplomatic foreign ministry before being elected to the National Assembly in 1987. He was appointed prime minister a year later in President Roh Tae-woo's first cabinet reshuffle. His two-year tenure as prime minister was marked by his rapprochement towards North Korea, under Roh's Nordpolitik policy. After leaving government, Kang went on to become president of the South Korean National Red Cross from 1991 to 1997.