Yun Chi-young

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Yun Chi-young
Yun in 1948
1st Minister of Home Affairs
In office August 15, 1948 – December 15, 1948
President	Syngman Rhee
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Shin Sung-mo
13th Mayor of Seoul
In office December 17, 1963 – March 30, 1966
President	Park Chung-Hee
Prime Minister	Choi Tu-son Chung Il-kwon
Preceded by	Yoon Taeil [ko]
Succeeded by	Kim Hyun-ok
Personal details
Born	(1898-02-10)10 February 1898 Seoul, Joseon
Died	9 February 1996(1996-02-09) (aged 97) Seoul, South Korea
Party	Korea Nationalist Party (1948–1958)
Spouse(s)	Lee Byung-young(1907–1923) Lee Eun-Hye (1924–1980)
Education	Waseda University
Signature
Korean name
Hangul	윤치영
Hanja	尹致暎
RR	Yun Chiyeong
MR	Yun Ch'iyŏng

Yun Chi-young (Korean: 윤치영; 10 February 1898 – 9 February 1996) was a Korean independence activist, journalist, and politician, diplomat of South Korea. He was the first Interior Minister (1948), the 2nd South Korean Ambassador to France from 1950 to 1951, a member of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd National Assemblies of South Korea, and the 13th Mayor of Seoul from 1963 to 1966. His art name is Dongsan (Korean: 동산).

He was Yun Posun's younger half-uncle, and politician and independence activist Yun Chi-ho's younger cousin. Yun Posun is his second brother, and he is Yun Chi-so's son.

Biography

He was the half-uncle of Yun Posun, second President of South Korea. Yun had long time to Entourage and secretary of Syngman Rhee, first president of South Korea. His goal was to help collect Syngman Rhee's independent Activities. He was an extreme anti-Japanese activist and a political messiah worship.^{[citation needed]}

After resigning, he was secretary of Syngman Rhee. From August 1948 to December 1948, he was Interior Minister of South Korea and Ambassador to UN Dispatch. From 1951, he was the 2nd Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in France (주프랑스 한국 공사) to 1952.^{[citation needed]}

From 1948 to 1956, he lost to Lee Ki-poong and the fight, following. At 16 May 1961, the 16 May coup started. He was after approved by Park Chung Hee.

From 17 December 1963, to 30 March 1966, he was Mayor of Seoul. In 1968, he advised Park Chung Hee, social security authorities for a long time.^{[citation needed]} He fought his nephew Yun Bo-seon, and he was followed by Park Chung Hee.

Popular culture

• Portrayed by actor Kim Yong-gun in the 1981–82 TV series, 1st Republic.

See also

• American University
• Syngman Rhee
• Park Chung Hee
• Yun Bo-seon
• Seo Jae-pil
• Yun Chi-ho
• Chinilpa
• Yun Chi-Oh
• Heo Jeong
• Chang Myon
• Kim Seong Su

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yun Chi-young.

• Yun Chi-Young Republic of Korea National Assembly - Profile^{[link removed]}
• 윤치영 (Korea)
• Hepyung Yun's Family Site Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine