Suh Chung-hwa

Suh Chung-hwa
Suh Chung-hwa
서정화
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 13 February 1997 – 5 March 1997
Preceded by	Kim Wooseok
Succeeded by	Kang Woon-tae [ko]
	In office; 2 September 1980 – 28 April 1982
Preceded by	Kim Jong-hwan
Succeeded by	Roh Tae-woo
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea for Yongsan
	In office; 30 May 1988 – 29 May 2000
Preceded by	Pong Tu-wan [ko]
Succeeded by	Seol Song-woong [ko]
Governor of South Chungcheong Province
	In office; 2 September 1974 – 12 January 1976
Preceded by	Kim Su-hak [ko]
Succeeded by	Jeong Seok-mo [ko]
Personal details
Born	4 March 1933; Tongyeong, Japanese Korea
Died	17 March 2024 (aged 91)
Nationality	South Korean
Political party	DJP ; NKP ; GNP
Education	Republic of Korea Army Infantry School ; Seoul National University ; Korea National Defense University ; Hanyang University
Occupation	Military officer

Suh Chung-hwa (Korean: 서정화; 4 March 1933 – 17 March 2024) was a South Korean military officer and politician. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, the New Korea Party, and the Grand National Party, he served as Governor of South Chungcheong Province from 1974 to 1976, Minister of the Interior from 1980 to 1982. He resigned as Minister of the Interior after the Woo Bum-kon spree killings, and was replaced by Chun Doo-hwan's close friend, Roh Tae-woo.^[1] He would later serve again as Minister of the Interior from February to March 1997,^[2] and was a member of the National Assembly from 1988 to 2000.^[3]

Suh died on 17 March 2024, at the age of 91.^[4]

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