Kim Chong-hoh
Kim Chong-hoh (November 30, 1935 – March 3, 2018)[1] was a South Korean parliamentarian and Home Affairs Committee chairman.[2]
Kim Chong-hoh | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 30, 1935 |
| Died | March 3, 2018 (aged 82) |
| Known for | President of the World Scout Parliamentary Union |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김종호 |
| Hanja | 金宗鎬 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jong-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chong-ho |
Kim served as the founding President of the World Scout Parliamentary Union, and as a parliamentarian, he was instrumental in the creation of a group of former Scouts elected to representative positions in Korea, in 1983.
In 1998, Kim was awarded the 265th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 1999 World Scout Conference.[3]
References
- "김종호 전 국회부의장 별세…향년 83세". 연합뉴스. March 3, 2018.
- Minister sacked over massacre, New Straits Times (April 29, 1982)
- "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
External links
- "In Support of World Scouting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- "Kim Chong-hoh". Scout Wiki (in French).
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