Nam Duck-woo (22 April 1924 – 18 May 2013) was the

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from 1980 to 1982. Nam received his PhD in economics from

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. He served as

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from 1969 to 1974 under the presidency of

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. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea in 1974 and served in this position till 1978. Under President

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, Nam was the prime minister from 1980 to 1982. Nam served as the International Chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) from 1983 to 1985. On May 18, 2013, Duck-woo died of

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at the age of 89.

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1924 births 2013 deaths Prime ministers of South Korea Finance ministers of South Korea Deputy prime ministers of South Korea Oklahoma State University alumni Academic staff of Sogang University Deaths from cancer in South Korea Deaths from testicular cancer Uiryeong Nam clan Seoul National University alumni Kookmin University alumni Burials at Seoul National Cemetery {{SouthKorea-politician-stub

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