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Lho Shin-yong
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| 노신영 盧信永 |
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| 16th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 16 May 1985 – 25 May 1987 |
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| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Director of the Agency of National Security Planning of South Korea | |
| In office 2 June 1982 – 18 February 1985 |
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| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea | |
| In office 2 September 1980 – 1 June 1982 |
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| President | Chun Doo-hwan |
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| Born | 28 February 1930 Kangso, South Pyongan Province, Korea (now Kangso-guyok, North Korea) |
| Died | 21 October 2019 (aged 89) Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 노신영 |
| Hanja | 盧信永 |
| Revised Romanization | No Sin-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | No Sin-yŏng |
Lho Shin-yong (Hangul: 노신영, 28 February 1930 – 21 October 2019) was a South Korean politician, diplomat and intelligence chief, who served as the 18th Prime Minister, the 18th Foreign Minister and the 12th Director of the Agency of National Security Planning (ANSP, now National Intelligence Service) of the fifth South Korean republic.
Beginning his career in the diplomatic service, Lho served as the Consul General to Los Angeles since 1968, Consul General to New Delhi since 1972, Ambassador to India since 1973, Vice Foreign Minister and Permanent Representative in Geneva since 1976. After that he was promoted to the position as Foreign Minister, from 2 September 1980 to 1 June 1982. From 2 June 1982 to 18 February 1985 he served as the ANSP Director. On 19 February 1985 he was appointed as the acting PM until 15 May, officially taking the post on the next day, and left office on 25 May 1987.
