Park Tae-joon

Prime Minister of South Korea

September 29, 1927 Busan, South Korea

December 13, 2011(2011-12-13) (84)

13 January 2000 – 19 May 2000

In this Korean name, the family name is Park. Park Tae-joon박태준29th Prime Minister of South KoreaIn office 13 January 2000 – 19 May 2000PresidentKim Dae-jungPreceded by Kim Jong-pilSucceeded by Lee Han-dong Personal detailsBorn(1927-09-29 ) September 29, 1927 Busan, South KoreaDiedDecember 13, 2011(2011-12-13) (aged 84)Alma materWaseda UniversityOccupationFounder & Chairman of POSCO, Republic of Korea Army General, Prime MinisterKorean nameHangul박태준 Hanja朴泰俊 Revised RomanizationBak Tae-junMcCune–ReischauerPak T‘ae-chunPen nameHangul청암 Hanja靑岩 Revised RomanizationCheongamMcCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngam Park Tae-joon (September 29, 1927 – December 13, 2011) was a South Korean business tycoon, war hero, political leader, and philanthropist. 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. As a politician, he served for four months as Prime Minister of South Korea. His pen name was Chungam.