Choi Myung-kil | |
Hangul | 최명길 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Choe Myeong-gil |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Myŏng'gil |
Pen name | |
Hangul | 지천, 창랑 |
Hanja | , |
Revised Romanization | Jicheon, Changrang |
McCune–Reischauer | Chich'ŏn, Ch'angrang |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 자겸 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jagyeom |
McCune–Reischauer | Chagyŏm |
Choi Myung-kil (Hangul: 최명길; Hanja: 崔鳴吉; 1586 – June 19, 1647) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Yangmingist school. He served as the Joseon prime minister from 1638 to 1640 and 1642 to 1644.