Kim Jong-pil

His Excellency
Kim Jong-pil
His Excellency Kim Jong-pil
김종필
	Kim in 1999
Prime Minister of South Korea
	In office; June 4, 1971 – December 18, 1975
President	Park Chung Hee
Preceded by	Paik Too-chin
Succeeded by	Choi Kyu-hah
	In office; March 3, 1998 – January 12, 2000
President	Kim Dae-jung
Preceded by	Goh Kun
Succeeded by	Park Tae-joon
Personal details
Born	January 7, 1926; Fuyo-gun, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan; (today Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)
Died	June 23, 2018 (aged 92); Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Liberty Korea Party
Other political; affiliations	United Liberal Democrats (1995–2006); Democratic Liberal (1990–1995); New Democratic Republican (1987–1990); Democratic Republican (1963–1980);
Spouse	Park Young-ok (m. 1951; died 2015)
Children	2
Alma mater	Korean Military Academy
Nickname	JP
Military service
Allegiance	South Korea
Branch/service	Republic of Korea Army
Years of service	1949–1961
Rank	Brigadier General
Korean name
Hangul	김종필
Hanja	金鍾泌
Revised Romanization	Gim Jong-pil
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chongp'il
Art name
Hangul	운정
Hanja	雲庭
Revised Romanization	Unjeong
McCune–Reischauer	Unjŏng

Kim Jong-pil (Korean: 김종필; Korean pronunciation: [kimdʑoŋpʰil]; January 7, 1926 – June 23, 2018), also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician and the founder/first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service). He served as prime minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee (1961–1979) and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003). He was a nine-term National Assembly member.

Park Chung Hee was his uncle-in-law, as JP married Park's niece, Park Young-ok.