Hwang Ki-chul

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Ki-chul
황기철
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
In office 31 December 2020 – 12 May 2022
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Chung Sye-kyun Kim Boo-kyum
Preceded by	Park Sam-duk
Succeeded by	Park Min-shik
Chief of Naval Operations
In office 28 September 2013 – 27 February 2015
President	Park Geun-hye
Preceded by	Choi Yoon-hee
Succeeded by	Jung Ho-sub
Superintendent of Korea Naval Academy
In office 6 November 2012 – 27 September 2013
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
In office 21 November 2011 – 2 November 2012
Personal details
Born	(1956-09-02) 2 September 1956 now-Jinhae-gu, Changwon, South Korea
Alma mater	Korea Naval Academy Korea University Pantheon-Sorbonne University

Hwang Ki-chul (Korean: 황기철; Hanja: 黃基鐵; born 2 September 1956) is a South Korean ex Navy chief served as the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs from 2020 to 2022.

Hwang previously served as deputy chief of navy during Lee Myung-bak administration from 2011 to 2012 and its chief during the following Park Geun-hye administration from 2013 to 2015. He also served as the head of his alma mater from 2012 to 2013.

On 14 August 2021, Hwang will visit Kazakhstan as president's special envoy to retrieve body of Hong Beom-do, the general commander of Korean independence army against Japanese rule over Korea.

He first entered politics in 2017. He joined then-candidate Moon Jae-in's presidential campaign in 2017. In the 2020 general election, he ran for Jinhae constituency which is his hometown and where major Navy facilities and his alma mater reside.

Hwang is a Korea Naval Academy graduate. He holds three degrees - a bachelor in French language and literature from Korea University, a master's in history from University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and a MBA from Kyung Hee University. He also completed a doctorate programme in political science at Hannam University.

Effective dates of promotion

Promotions

Insignia	Rank	Year
	Admiral	2013
	Vice admiral	2010
	Rear admiral Upper Half	2006
	Rear Admiral Lower Half	2001
	Ensign	1978

Electoral history

Election	Year	District	Party Affiliation	Votes	Percentage of votes	Results
21st National Assembly General Election	2020	South Gyeongsang Province Changwon Jinhae-gu	Democratic Party	50,595	48.86%	Lost

Awards

• Order of National Security Merit by the government of South Korea (2017)
• Order of National Security Merit by the government of South Korea (2008)