Lho Shin-yong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lho Shin-yong

South Korean politician

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1930

Place of Birth: Kangso, South Pyongan Province, North Korea

Date of Death: 21-Oct-2019

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lho Shin-yong (Korean: ???, 28 February 1930 – 21 October 2019) was a South Korean politician, diplomat and intelligence chief, who served as the 18th Prime Minister, the 18th Foreign Minister and the 12th Director of the Agency of National Security Planning (ANSP, now National Intelligence Service) of the fifth South Korean republic. Beginning his career in the diplomatic service, Lho served as the Consul General to Los Angeles since 1968, Consul General to New Dehli since 1972, Ambassador to India since 1973, Vice Foreign Minister and Permanent Representative in Geneva since 1976.
After that he was promoted to the position as Foreign Minister, from 2 September 1980 to 1 June 1982.
From 2 June 1982 to 18 February 1985 he served as the ANSP Director.
On 19 February 1985 he was appointed as the acting PM until 15 May, officially taking the post on the next day, and left office on 25 May 1987.