Kim Jong Yang (; born 30 October 1961) is a South Korean politician and police officer who was the 29th

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from 2018 to 2021. Prior to his Interpol career, Kim was Commissioner of Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency, the law enforcement agency for South Korea's most populous

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. As a police chief, Kim took part in efforts to spread South Korean policing strategies to other nations, including the

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, through financial assistance and training programs. In 2015 Kim was elected as Interpol's vice-president for Asia. Following the arrest and detainment of Interpol President

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in China, Kim took on the role of Acting President. Although Interpol Vice-President and

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official Alexander Prokopchuk had been widely tipped to be Meng's successor, at a meeting in Dubai on 18–21 November 2018 Kim was elected to serve the remaining two years of Meng's term. Prokopchuk's candidacy had been opposed by Western nations, which had objected to the Russian government's abuses of Interpol

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s to target

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s and political opponents.

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1961 births Living people People from Changwon Presidents of Interpol Korea University alumni Seoul National University alumni Dongguk University alumni South Korean police officers {{law-enforcement-bio-stub