Heo Mun-do
Heo Mun-do (許文道, February 26, 1940 – March 5, 2016) was a South Korean journalist-turned-politician. During the Fifth Republic, he was one of the "Three Heo" (3許) along with Heo Sam-su and Heo Hwa-pyeong. He became a close confidant of Chun Doo-hwan by working alongside the leaders of the December 1
Born~Died Feb 26, 1940 ~ Mar 5, 2016Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- Feb 26, 1940 ~ Mar 5, 2016
- Term
- January 6, 1982 – October 19, 1984
- President
- Chun Doo-hwan
- Prime Minister
- Yoo Chang-soon Acting Prime Minister, Yoo Chang-soon Prime Minister, Kim Sang-hyup Acting Prime Minister, Kim Sang-hyup Prime Minister, Jin Eui-jong Acting Prime Minister, Jin Eui-jong Prime Minister
- Minister
- Lee Jin-hee Minister of Culture and Information, Heo Mun-do Acting Minister of Culture and Information (concurrent), Lee Jin-hee Minister of Culture and Information
- Term
- May 4, 1983 – May 20, 1983
- President
- Chun Doo-hwan
- Prime Minister
- Kim Sang-hyup Prime Minister
- Minister
- Lee Jin-hee 14th Minister of Culture and Information
- Date of birth
- February 26, 1940 (1940-02-26)
- Place of birth
- South Gyeongsang Province, Goseong
- Date of death
- March 5, 2016 (2016-03-05) (aged 76)
- Place of death
- South Gyeongsang Province, Goseong County, Maam-myeon, Dojeon-ri, South Korea
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Education
- Graduate School of Sociology, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Career
- Member of the Party Affairs Committee, Democratic Justice Party; Member of the Party Affairs Committee, United Liberal Democrats
- Party
- Independent
- Bon-gwan
- Gimhae (金海)
Heo Mun-do (許文道, February 26, 1940 – March 5, 2016) was a South Korean politician who had worked as a journalist.
During the Fifth Republic, he was one of the "Three Heo" (3許)1, along with Heo Sam-su and Heo Hwa-pyeong. He became a close confidant of Chun Doo-hwan by working alongside the leaders of the December 12 incident. A former journalist of the Chosun Ilbo, he led the press guideline system and the press consolidation, among other measures.
He died of chronic illness at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital on March 5, 2016.
Education
- Graduated from Busan High School
- Bachelor's degree in agriculture, College of Agriculture, Seoul National University
- Master's degree in social sciences, Graduate School of Sociology, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Doctoral coursework (ABD) in social sciences, Graduate School of Sociology, University of Tokyo, Japan
Career
- 1964: Reporter, Chosun Ilbo
- 1974–1978: Tokyo correspondent, Chosun Ilbo
- 1979: Deputy head of the Foreign News Department, Chosun Ilbo; public information officer, Embassy of South Korea in Japan
- 1980: Head secretary of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency; member of the Culture Committee of the National Legislative Council for National Security; First Secretary for Political Affairs, Presidential Secretariat
- January 1982 – October 1984: Vice Minister of Culture and Information (7th)
- 1984–August 1986: First Chief Secretary for Political Affairs, Presidential Secretariat
- August 1986 – February 1988: Minister of National Unification (13th)
- May 1999 – December 1999: President of BTN Buddhist TV (resigned)
Actors who portrayed Heo Mun-do
- 1995: Song Young-chang – MBC drama ''The Fourth Republic''
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