Ahn Cheol-soo
| Ahn Cheol-soo | |
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| 안철수 | |
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| Chairman of the People's Party | |
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In office 2 February 2016 – 29 June 2016 Serving with Chun Jung-bae |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Park Jie-won |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 25 April 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Roh Hoe-chan |
| Constituency | Seoul Nowon C |
| Chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy | |
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In office 26 March 2014 – 31 July 2014 Serving with Kim Han-gil |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Moon Jae-in |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 26, 1962 Miryang, South Korea |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Political party |
Independent (2013–14; 2015–16) NPAD (2014–15) People's Party (2016–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Mi-kyung |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater |
Seoul National University University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Software entrepreneur |
| Known for | V3 (antivirus software) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 North Korea
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| Service/branch |
 Republic of Korea Navy
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| Years of service | 1991–1994 |
| Rank |
 Daewi
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| Ahn Cheol-soo | |
| Hangul | 안철수 |
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| Hanja | 安哲秀 |
| Revised Romanization | An Cheol-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | An Ch'ŏlsu |
Ahn Cheol-soo (Hangul: 안철수 [an tɕʰʌlsʰu]; born February 26, 1962) is a South Korean politician, businessman, and software entrepreneur currently serving as a member of the National Assembly and as founding co-leader of the People's Party alongside Chun Jung-bae. He was previously co-chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy from March to July 2014. He ran as a candidate for the presidential election in 2012, but withdrew a month before the election took place.
Ahn founded AhnLab, Inc., an antivirus software company, in 1995. He was chairman of the board and Chief Learning Officer of AhnLab until September 2012, and remains the company's largest stakeholder. He also served as dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University until September 2012.
Ahn was born on February 26, 1962, in Miryang, South Korea, while his father was on military service there; he subsequently moved with his family to Busan, where he grew up. Growing up, Ahn was known to have loved to read books, at one point finishing every single book at his elementary school library.
He received his Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Science (MS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in physiology from Seoul National University between 1980 and 1991.
Ahn researched computer antivirus software programs while at Seoul National University Hospital and Dankook University Hospital, and founded a venture company after finishing his military service as a medical officer in the South Korean navy. His research led to the creation of the V3 antivirus software. AhnLab, Inc. later became the largest computer security company in South Korea, and was included in annual lists of Korea's most admired companies by Korea Management Association Consulting between 2004 and 2008. He resigned as CEO in 2005, and until 2012 he served as chairman of the board. Ahn became an outside director of POSCO in 2005, and from 2010 to 2011 he was chairman of the company.
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