Kim Chi-yeol
Kim Chi-yeol (金致烈, September 15, 1921 – June 15, 2009) was a South Korean politician. During the Fourth Republic, he served as Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Justice. Born in 1921 in Dalseong, North Gyeongsang Province, he graduated from [[Chuo University]] in Japan in 1943. His art name w
Born~Died Sep 15, 1921 ~ Jun 15, 2009Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- Sep 15, 1921 ~ Jun 15, 2009
- Born
- September 15, 1921, North Gyeongsang Province Dalseong County, Korea under Japanese rule
- Died
- June 15, 2009 (aged 87), Seoul, South Korea
- Gender
- Male
- Education
- Chuo University
- Occupation
- Lawyer, politician
- Location
- 35.7667, 128.4333
Kim Chi-yeol (金致烈, September 15, 1921 – June 15, 2009) was a South Korean politician. During the Fourth Republic, he served as Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Justice. Born in 1921 in Dalseong, North Gyeongsang, he graduated from Chuo University in Japan in 1943. His art name was Seobong (西奉).
Life
Born in Daegu, he passed the judicial examination of Japan's Higher Civil Service Examination and worked in government posts after the establishment of the South Korean government. In January 1970, he became deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and in 1973 he served as Prosecutor General. In December 1975, he became Minister of Home Affairs, and in December 1978, he became Minister of Justice and chairman of Seou Sangyeok. In 2000, he became chairman of AOS. He died in Seoul on June 15, 2009.
Family
- Wife: Kim Geum-suk (金金淑, June 19, 1921 – )
- Eldest daughter: Kim Yun-hee (金潤喜, September 7, 1949 – ), university professor
- Eldest son-in-law: Baek Nak-seo (白樂曙, February 21, 1945 – ), chair professor at Inje University
- Eldest son: Kim Hyeong-guk (金亨國, July 28, 1952 – )
Actors who portrayed Kim Chi-yeol
Television dramas
- Shin Guk - MBC special Wednesday–Thursday drama The Fourth Republic (1995)
- Lee Seong-ho - MBC special weekend drama The Fifth Republic (2005)
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