Park Tae-joon
Park Tae-joon (October 24, 1927 – December 13, 2011) was a South Korean business tycoon, war hero, political leader, and philanthropist.
Park Tae-joon | |
|---|---|
| 박태준 | |
| 29th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 13 January 2000 – 19 May 2000 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Kim Jong-pil |
| Succeeded by | Lee Han-dong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1927 Fuzan, Keishōnan-dō, Korea (today Busan, South Korea) |
| Died | December 13, 2011 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University (dropped out) Korea Military Academy 6th Dankook University |
| Occupation | Founder & Chairman of POSCO, Republic of Korea Army General, Prime Minister |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박태준 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Tae-jun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak T‘ae-chun |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 청암 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheongam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏngam |
His most renowned accomplishment includes founding of POSCO and growing it into one of the world's largest and most successful steel companies during his multi-decade tenure as chairman and CEO. For this, he was often called the "Korean Andrew Carnegie". Earlier in his life, he served in the South Korean Army and led several platoons during the Korean War and eventually reaching the rank of Major General. He also founded POSTECH (leading research university in Korea), the Pohang Steelers soccer team, and the POSCO TJ Park Foundation which was preceded by the Steel Scholarship Foundation. As a politician, he served as the 29th Prime Minister of South Korea. His pen name was Chungam.