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Chung Eui-yong

鄭義溶　/　ちょん・うぃよん

Politician

April 14, 1946 (age 80)

politician
diplomat

My Take

Chung Eui-yong belongs to a category of public figure I deeply respect: the quiet professional who shapes history without seeking the spotlight. As Moon Jae-in's National Security Director and later Foreign Minister, he operated at the very center of the Korean Peninsula's most fragile negotiations, where a single phrase can shift a nation's course. Diplomats like him rarely get the credit that politicians do, yet their steadiness is precisely what prevents catastrophe. I find his career a useful reminder that real influence is often invisible, carried by people willing to bear enormous pressure with composure rather than fanfare.

Overview

Chung Eui-yong (Korean: 정의용; born April 14, 1946) is a South Korean diplomat and a politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. Chung was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Director of National Security from 2017 to 2020.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chung Eui-yong
Name (Japanese): 鄭義溶
Reading: ちょん・うぃよん
Born: April 14, 1946 (age 80)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dog
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / diplomat

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Seoul National University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E7%BE%A9%E6%BA%B6

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