Kim Kwan-jin

Kim Kwan-jin LOM
김관진
Kim in October 2012
Chief of National Security Council
In office 1 July 2014 – 21 May 2017
President	Park Geun-hye Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting) Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Kim Jang-soo
Succeeded by	Chung Ui-yong
Minister of National Defense
In office 26 November 2010 – 30 June 2014
President	Lee Myung Bak Park Geun-hye
Preceded by	Kim Tae-young
Succeeded by	Han Min-goo
Personal details
Born	August 27, 1949 (1949-08-27) (age 68) Jeonju, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Korea Military Academy (B.S.)
Awards	Legion of Merit
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Service/branch	Republic of Korea Army
Rank	General

Kim Kwan-jin (Hangul: 김관진; Hanja: 金寬鎭; born August 27, 1949) is Chief of The National Security Office in South Korea, following his appointment in the year of 2014. He was previously the 33rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean armed forces and the Minister of National Defense.

Kim previously served as Commanding General, 35th Infantry Division (1999–2000), Commanding General, II Corps (2002–2004), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2004–2005). He was promoted to four-star general and assumed command of Third ROK Army in 2005. In 2006, he became the 33rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Lee Sang-hee.

On March 28, 2008, he was replaced by General Kim Tae-young. Following incidents of the bombardment of Yeonpyeong, he was selected to replace Kim Tae-young as a new National Defense Minister of the Republic of Korea on November 26, 2010.

After the end of President Lee Myung-bak's term in office in February 2013, incoming President Park Geun-hye decided to retain Kim in his post of Defense Minister after Park's nominee Kim Byung-kwan was forced to resign under pressure over a series of alleged ethical lapses and North Korea's repeated war threats.