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Kim Jeong-ho (October 14, 1885 ~ ?) was an entrepreneur and a maintenance worker in the Gaesong area of Gyeonggi Province during the Japanese colonial period. He also served as a member of the Central Council of the Korean Government-General. The old name was Kim Ki-hyung, and his hometown was Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Life
He was born to a landlord who runs a ginseng farm in Kaesong. After studying in Japan and graduating from Meiji University's law department, Kim Jeong-ho inherited the family business, established various companies in Kaesong, and became an entrepreneur in a modern sense. Along with Gong Seong-hak and Son Bong-sang, he was also a representative of the business community in Kaesong during the Japanese colonial period.

In 1912, he established Yeongshin Company with Gongseonghak in Kaesong, and in 1915, he took office as a member of the Kaesong Ginseng Association. The foundation of companies in various fields continued, including Kaesong Electric Co., Ltd. in 1917, Songdo Pottery Co., Ltd. in 1922, and Songdo Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. in 1927. Korea Ginseng Corporation, Kaesong Brewing Co., Ltd., and Songo Industrial Complex were all established or acquired by Kim Jung-ho and transformed into modern factories. He served as the first president of the Kaesong Chamber of Commerce.

Kim Jung-ho was said to have introduced innovative changes to the conservative management trend of the traditional commercial city of Kaesong through such active activities. The Joseon Meritorious Service Self-Confession, compiled by the Governor-General of Joseon in 1935, contains 353 Korean contributors, including Kim Jeong-ho. He also served as a councillor of the Central Committee of the Government-General of Korea, one of the best positions to rise as a Korean.

At the end of the Japanese colonial period, he was a director of Joseon Airplane Industry Co., Ltd., established by Park Heung-sik, president of Hwashin Department Store. Chosun Airplanes Co., Ltd. is a munitions factory established to support the Pacific War. It was founded in 1944 just before the fall of the Japanese colonial rule, but did not actually produce airplanes. It is also included in the list of directors of the pro-Japanese group, the National Federation of Korean Residents, where Governor-General Minami Jiro was the president.

With the enforcement of the Anti-National Act in 1948, the Anti-People's Special Committee began its activities, and Kim Jung-ho was also arrested the following year. However, he was not punished as the activities of the Anti-Communist Special Committee were obstructed and disbanded. He was president of Seoseon Joint Electric Co., Ltd. until 1950, just before the outbreak of the Korean War, but since then, his whereabouts are unknown.

After death
Among the 708 pro-Japanese groups announced in 2002, it is included in the central garden field. In 2008, it was selected as the center and economic sector in the list of prospective people to be included in the pro-Japanese life dictionary released by the Institute for National Affairs. It was also included in the list of 705 pro-Japanese anti-ethnic acts announced by the Committee on the Truth and Reconciliation of Anti-ethnic Acts in 2009.

See more

 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office
 * the National Federation of Korea
 * Chosun Airplane Industry Co., Ltd

Reference

 * Kim Jeong-ho - National History Compilation Committee
 * Kim Jeong-ho - Korea Research Institute