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Yeo Gyeong-yup (June 1890 – ?) was a police businessman during the Japanese occupation.

Life
He is from a wealthy family in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. He studied in Japan and graduated from Meiji University in law in 1913.

After graduating from school, he returned to Korea and was appointed as a police officer at Jinhae Police Station and Samcheonpo Police Station in the Gyeongsangnam-do Police Department in 1914. After leaving without working as a police officer for a long time, he worked as an entrepreneur from the late 1910s.

He served as the executive director of Namil Corporation and the manager of Hadong branch of Gyeongsang Joint Bank. Among them, Namil C&T was run by Lee Eun-woo, a famous entrepreneur in Hadong and a former member of the Central Committee of the Governor-General of Joseon. In the 1930s, Yeo Kyung-yeop's eldest son was a director.

While working as an entrepreneur, he also worked as a local community leader in his hometown of Hadong. He served as the head of Hadong-myeon, Hadong-gun, vice chairman of Hadong-gun Agricultural Association, council member of Hadong-myeon Council, council member of Hadong-gun School Council, rural guidance member of Hadong-gun, and tenant committee member of Hadong-gun. He also served as a member of the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council.

In 2008, it was included in the police section of the list of prospective people to be included in the pro-Japanese life dictionary published by the Institute for National Affairs.

Reference

 * Yeo Kyung-yeop - National History Compilation Committee