Song Young-moo
South Korean admiral (born 1949)
송영무
Song Young-moo in 2017
14 July 2017 – 21 September 2018
2006–2008
Nonsan, South Korea
- Korea National Defense University
- Kyungnam University
- Korea Naval Academy
송영무
宋永武
Song Young-moo (Korean: 송영무; born 24 February 1949) is a former South Korean Minister of Defense.[2]
He is a former Republic of Korea Navy admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Operations. Song was previously serving as the Chair Professor of the Military and Police College at Konyang University before President Moon Jae's presidential campaign started in 2017 where he worked as the top security adviser on defense issues.
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Preceded by | Chief of Naval Operations 2006–2008 | Succeeded by Jung Ok-keun |
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Preceded by | Minister of National Defense 2017–2018 | Succeeded by |