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Cho Young-hee (21 February 1855 – 14 March 1930) was an official of the Korean Empire and served as a member of the Central Committee of the Japanese Government-General of Korea during the Japanese occupation.

Life
He was born as the grandson of Cho Doo-soon, who served as Ha Young-ui, King Gojong's reign, in a prestigious family in Noron, Seoul. The younger brother is Cho Dong-hee of the Joseon noble family who served as Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Energy. He married the daughter of Lee Ho-jun, the adoptive father of Lee Wan-yong, and he was also in a brother-in-law relationship with Lee Wan-yong.

In 1889, he was admitted to the Department of Literature and went to government posts. He worked in Seungmunwon, Sigangwon, and Hongmungwan, and in 1903, he was promoted to fourth place as a magistrate and was assigned to the palace, Bongsangsa Temple, and Yejangwon. In 1907, he was named in the order of the Central Committee of the Korean Empire (third place in the rank of Cheukimgwan) and Hong Mungwan Buhaksa (second place in the rank of Cheukimgwan).

After the annexation treaty between Korea and Japan was signed in 1910, it was appointed to the upper house when the Central Center was established under the Governor-General of Joseon. In 1921, due to the reorganization of the Central Center, he became a member of the Council of Governors and served in the Central Center for a total of 17 years until 1927.

In 1915, when the Joseon Product Industry Promotion Association was held to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the annexation of Korea and Japan, influential figures were mobilized to organize an organization called Gyeongseong Sponsor Association, and Cho Young-hee donated 20 won as a regular member of the Gyeongseong Sponsor Association. In 1917, he joined an organization called the Buddhist Guardian Association as an adviser. The group was organized by the Korean noble families such as Lee Wan-yong, Cho Joong-eung, Kwon Joong-hyun, and Cho Min-hee, who founded the Buddhist Promotion Association led by monk Lee Hoe-gwang.

While serving as a member of the Central Council, he received the Korea Merger Memorial Medal (1912), the Daisho Daerye Memorial Medal (1915), and the Hun 3rd Seo Bo award (1926) from the Japanese government.

After death
It was selected on the list of 708 pro-Japanese groups announced in 2002 and the list of prospective pro-Japanese biographical dictionaries compiled by the National Research Institute for Human Rights in order to be included in the pro-Japanese biographical dictionary. The two lists also include younger brother Cho Dong-hee and nephew Cho Joong-heon.

In 2007, the Korean Committee for Pro-Japanese Anti-ethnic Act also decided to be a pro-Japanese anti-ethnic act and included it in the list of 195 pro-Japanese anti-ethnic acts.

See more

 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office
 * Cho Dong-hee

Reference

 * Cho Dong-hee - Korea Research Institute
 * Cho Dong-hee - Korea Research Institute