Song Young-moo (; born 24 February 1949) is a former South Korean

Minister of Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

Career

He is a former

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ), also known as the ROK Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and Amphibious warfare, amphibious operations. The South ...

admiral who served as the

Chief of Naval Operations The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the highest-ranking officer of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office () held by an Admiral (United States), admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the United States Secretary ...

. Song was previously serving as the Chair Professor of the Military and Police College at

Konyang University Konyang University (건양대학교; RR: Geonyang), located in Nonsan, South Korea, was founded in 1991. Konyang University has campuses in Nonsan and Daejeon. The Nonsan campus is the main campus with over 10,000 undergraduate students, eight co ...

before President Moon Jae's presidential campaign started in 2017 where he worked as the top security adviser on defense issues.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Young-moo Chiefs of Naval Operations (South Korea) National defense ministers of South Korea People from Nonsan 1949 births Living people Young-moo South Korean Roman Catholics Korea Naval Academy alumni