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Kim Munpyeong
Kim Munpyeong (金汶枰, 1 January 1906 – 27 January 1987) was a South Korean financial cooperative official, local administrative bureaucrat, and politician.
Born~Died 1905 ~ Jan 27, 1987Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- 1905 ~ Jan 27, 1987
- Born
- 1 January 1906, Korean Empire, Yeosu County, South Jeolla Province
- Died
- 27 January 1987 (aged 81), Seoul, Gwanak District, Sillim-dong, South Korea
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Residence
- Yeocheon County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
- Ancestral seat
- Yeonggwang
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in political science and economics, Waseda University, Japan
- Occupation
- Economic financial cooperative official, local administrative bureaucrat, Politician
- Career
- Second appointed magistrate of Yeosu County, South Jeolla Province, under the US Army Military Government (term: 27 February 1946 – 29 December 1946); second appointed Yeocheon County magistrate, South Jeolla Province, under the US Army Military Government (term: 27 February 1947 – 3 May 1948); first-term member of the National Assembly of the First Republic (term: 31 May 1948 – 2 June 1950)
- Spouse
- Wife from the Ulsan Kim clan (daughter of lawyer Kim Byeong-ro)
- Terms in office
- 1
- National Assembly term
- 1
- Party
- Independent
- Constituency
- Yeosu County A, South Jeolla (1st)
Kim Munpyeong (金汶枰, 1 January 19061 – 27 January 19872) was a South Korean financial cooperative official, local administrative bureaucrat, and politician.
Biography
- Born on 1 January 1906 (5 December 1905 in the lunar calendar) in Yeosu, South Jeolla, Korean Empire.
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from Waseda University in Japan around March 1930. During the late Joseon period under Japanese colonial rule, he served as head of a financial cooperative in the Honam region. After liberation on 15 August 1945, during the late Joseon period under the US Army Military Government, he briefly served in various posts, including as second appointed magistrate of Yeosu County and second appointed Yeocheon County magistrate in South Jeolla Province, from 27 February 1946 to 3 May 1948.
Family
- Father-in-law: Kim Byeong-ro (金炳魯, 15 December 1887 – 13 January 1964), served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Korea3
- Brothers-in-law: Kim Jae-yeol, Kim Jae-jung, Kim Jae-ok
- Nephew-in-law: Kim Jong-in
References
- Korean National Assembly Almanac (《대한민국 의정총람》), National Assembly Almanac Publication Committee, 1994
- Kim Munpyeong – Korea Constitutional Association
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