Suh Chung-hwa

Minister of the InteriorIn office
13 February 1997 – 5 March 1997Preceded byKim WooseokSucceeded byKang Woon-tae [ko]In office
2 September 1980 – 28 April 1982Preceded byKim Jong-hwanSucceeded byRoh Tae-wooMember of the National Assembly of South Korea for YongsanIn office
30 May 1988 – 29 May 2000Preceded byPong Tu-wan [ko]Succeeded bySeol Song-woong [ko]Governor of South Chungcheong ProvinceIn office
2 September 1974 – 12 January 1976Preceded byKim Su-hak [ko]Succeeded byJeong Seok-mo [ko] Personal detailsBorn(1933-03-04)4 March 1933
Tongyeong, Japanese KoreaDied17 March 2024(2024-03-17) (aged 91)NationalitySouth KoreanPolitical partyDJP
NKP
GNPEducationRepublic of Korea Army Infantry School
Seoul National University
Korea National Defense University
Hanyang UniversityOccupationMilitary 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]