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Jeong In-hong 정인홍

Chief State Councillor
In office 12 February 1618 – 26 April 1619
Preceded by	Gi Ja-heon
Succeeded by	Park Seung-jong
Left State Councillor
In office 27 February 1614 – 25 January 1618
Preceded by	Yi Hang-bok
Succeeded by	Jeong Chang-yeon
Right State Councillor
In office 29 September 1612 – 27 February 1614 (suspended from office: 13 June–6 November 1613)
Preceded by	Yi Hang-bok
Succeeded by	Jeong Chang-yeon

Personal details
Born	(1363-03-08)8 March 1363 Hapcheon-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, Joseon
Died	28 February 1452(1452-02-28) (aged 88)

Korean name
Hangul	정인홍
Hanja	鄭仁弘
Revised Romanization	Jeong In-hong
McCune–Reischauer	Chung In-hong
Art name
Hangul	래암 or 내암
Hanja	來庵
Revised Romanization	Raeam, Naeam
McCune–Reischauer	Raeam, Naeam
Courtesy name
Hangul	덕원
Hanja	德遠
Revised Romanization	Deogwon
McCune–Reischauer	Tŏkwon

Jeong In-hong (Korean: 정인홍, 鄭仁弘; 26 September 1535 – 3 April 1623) was a scholar-official of the Joseon period of Korea. A general and a leader of the Northerners faction. He served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of Gwanghaegun. His art name was Raeam (also Naeam, 래암 來庵).^[1] He belonged to the Seosan Jeong clan.

Family

Father
- Jeong Ryun (정륜; 鄭倫)
Mother
- Lady Kang of the Jinju Kang clan (진주 강씨; ?–1582)
Siblings
- Unnamed younger brother
- Younger brother – Jeong In-yeong (정인영; 鄭仁榮; 1540–1602)
Wife and children
- Lady Yang of the Namwon Yang clan (남원 양씨); daughter of Yang Hui (양희; 梁喜)
  - Son – Jeong Yeon (정연; 鄭沇; 1571–1592)
    - Daughter-in-law – Lady Ha of the Jinju Ha clan (진주 하씨); daughter of Ha Jin-bo (하진보; 河晋寶)
      - Grandson – Jeong Neung (정능, 鄭木+菱)