Lim Dong-won
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임동원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 林東源 |
| Revised Romanization | Im Dong-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Tongwŏn |
Lim Dong-won (born 1934) is a retired South Korean politician who was a top aide during the administration of Kim Dae-jung and a key architect of the Sunshine Policy, holding the post of Unification Minister until losing a no-confidence vote on September 3, 2001; he stepped down after being impeached on December 23, 2001.[1] His involvement in secret payments to North Korea to facilitate the 2000 summit meeting resulted in an 18-month suspended jail sentence in 2003. In 2004 he was named the head of the Sejong Institute.[2] In his retirement he has been critical of United States policy on North Korea.[3] He has also been indicted in connection with an extensive wiretapping scandal uncovered in 2005.[4]
Before joining Kim Dae-jung's administration he had served as head of Kim's Asia-Pacific Peace Foundation; deputy chief of the unification board under Roh Tae-woo; and ambassador to Nigeria and Australia in the 1980s.
References
- ↑ "ASIA-PACIFIC | Analysis: South Korea's options". BBC News. 2001-09-04. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ↑ "Lim Dong-won to Head Sejong Institute". The Korea Times. 2004-11-21. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ↑ "Ex-Unification Minister Slams US Policy Toward North Korea". The Korea Times. 2004-01-28. Archived from the original on September 12, 2005. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ↑ "Wiretapping scandal in South Korea - Pravda.Ru". Newsfromrussia.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
External links
- Interview with PBS, March 1, 2003.
- "The South Korean Spy Chief Who Paved the Way for Thaw With North", The International Herald Tribune, January 31, 2001.
| Preceded by Chun Yong-taek |
Director of the National Intelligence Service December 24, 1999–March 26, 2001 |
Succeeded by Shin Kuhn |
| Preceded by Kang In-duk |
Unification Minister of South Korea March 27, 2001–January 2002 |
Succeeded by Hong Soon-young |