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Jeong Hyeon-mo
정현모(鄭顯模), October 10, 1894 – January 1, 1965) was a
Korean politician, journalist, businessman, and independence activist.
Education
- Graduate, Hyeopdong School and Bosung Middle School, Korea
- Bachelor of Arts graduate, School of Political Science and Economics at
Waseda University,
Japan
Career
- Managing Editor, Shidae Ilbo
- President and founding board member,
Shinganhoe
Andong-city branch (August 1927 - 1929)
- Managing Editor,
Chosun Ilbo
- Business executive
- Member of the
Constituent Assembly, Republic of Korea Government (
Andong-city B-district electee; May 10, 1948)
- First Governor,
Gyeongsangbuk-do Government, Republic of Korea (October 8, 1948 - January 23, 1950)
- First Director of Party Affairs,
Liberal Party, Republic of Korea (December 1951 - September 1952)
- Fourth Governor,
Chungcheongbuk-do Government, Republic of Korea (September 1952 - November 1953)
- First Chairman of the Board, Shilla Foundation of Education, Republic of Korea (July 1954 - 1957)
- Founding member, Minwoo Party, Republic of Korea (1962)
Awards and honors
Recipient of
Order of Civil Merit – Mugunghwa Medal (highest honor), President of Republic of Korea Government