Yoon Kwang-ung (born October 13, 1942, in Busan) is a retired Vice Admiral of the Republic of Korea Navy & former South Korean Minister of National Defense.[1] He held the 39th to hold the post, which he entered in July 2004 after being appointed by president Roh Moo-hyun. He graduated from Busan Commercial High School in 1961 and from the ROK Naval Academy in 1966.[2] He served in various positions in the Navy from 1985 to 2000; thereafter, he worked for three years as an advisor to Hyundai Heavy Industries.
| Yoon Kwang-ung | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 윤광웅 |
| Hanja | 尹光雄 |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Gwang-ung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Kwang-ung |
Yoon has been awarded various honors, including the US Legion of Merit and the Korean Order of National Security Merit.
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- ^ 윤광웅 (in Korean). Nate people. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ 새 국방장관에 윤광웅 보좌관 내정 Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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