Song Young-moo
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PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byHan Min-goo
Succeeded byJeong Kyeong-doo
Born24 February 1949
Nonsan, South Korea
Song Young-moo | |
|---|---|
송영무 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Song Young-moo in 2017 | |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 14 July 2017 – 21 September 2018 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Han Min-goo |
| Succeeded by | Jeong Kyeong-doo |
| Chief of Naval Operations, Republic of Korea Navy | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1949 Nonsan, South Korea |
| Party | Democratic Party of Korea |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South Korea |
| Branch/service |  Republic of Korea Navy |
| Years of service | 1973–2008 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | First Battle of Yeonpyeong |
| Awards | Chungmu Order of Military Merit[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 송영무 |
| Hanja | 宋永武 |
| RR | Song Yeongmu |
| MR | Song Yŏngmu |
Song Young-moo (Korean: 송영무; born 24 February 1949) is a former South Korean Minister of Defense.[2]