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Min Yeong-eun (1870 – December 20, 1943) was a local governor of Chungcheongbuk-do during the Japanese colonial period and served as a member of the Central Committee of the Japanese Government-General of Korea. As one of the representative pro-Japanese groups, the dmicile was Yeoheung and the pen name was Geumo.

Life
Born in Cheongju-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, he was a famous rich man in this area. He was a landowner with a lot of land, and also worked as an entrepreneur by managing transportation. Along with his brother Kim Won-geun, he was called the second richest man in Cheongju.

Originally, he served as an official in the Korean Empire and served as a county governor in various areas of Chungcheongbuk-do, including Goesan-gun and Cheongju-gun. In 1905, he served as a founding member of Chungju Agricultural and Industrial Bank, one of the former names of Joseon Siksan Bank.

After signing the annexation treaty between Korea and Japan, he was elected as a provincial governor and served as a regional governor. He held various positions, including a government-appointed Chungcheongbuk-do councilor, a provincial councilor, a vice-chairman of the Chungbuk Provincial Council, and the head of the Cheongju Financial Association. He showed great interest in education, founded a private Shian School in Goesan-gun and became the principal, served as the principal of Seonseong Middle School in Chungbuk, and took the lead in establishing Cheongju Normal School.

During the Japanese colonial period, he participated in various pro-Japanese organizations. He served as vice chairman of the Chungcheongbuk-do Defense Council, an advisor to the Joseon Shrine Bongchanhoe, vice chairman of the Chungbuk branch of the Joseon Military Sponsorship Federation, a member of the Korean Federation of Mental Mobilization, and a promoter of the Joseon Imjeonbo National Assembly.

It is listed as one of the 353 meritorious contributors in the "Joseon Meritorious Person's Fame" compiled by the Governor-General in 1935 when he was a member of the Central Committee. In this booklet, "He is a giant in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, and he is the best ruler in Chungcheongbuk-do." Along with the explanation, "He is a good man and the richest man in Chungbuk," there is a rave praise for Min Young-eun, saying that he donated his private property to the public interest as a rare personality. It is also written that he was invited to a feast given by the Japanese emperor and cried in awe of the heavenly grace.

After death
Founded in 1940 by Min Young-eun, the Eunseong Society was operated by a son-in-law and granddaughter-in-law as the chairman of the board. It was included in the Central Committee of the 708-member pro-Japanese group list announced in 2002, and in the Central Committee of the Pro-Japanese Life Dictionary of the Institute for Ethnic Affairs released in 2008

It was also included in the list of 705 pro-Japanese anti-national activities released by the Committee on the Truth of Pro-Japanese Anti-National Activities in 2009.

On September 25, 2013, Min Young-eun's descendants held a press conference saying, "Let's drop the grandfather's land search lawsuit." .

See more

 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office
 * the Joseon Imjeonbo Corps
 * a commercial association

Reference

 * Min Young-eun - National History Compilation Committee