Government-designated pro-Japanese collaborator (politics · nobility)
| Life | 1858 ~ 1915 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 경주 최씨 |
Choe Seok-min (1858-1915) was an official of the Korean Empire from Hanseong (Seoul). He served in the State Council and cabinet before spending many years as a provincial magistrate, becoming vice minister of the Interior and a member of the local tax investigation committee in 1906, and governor of Gyeonggi Province the following year.
Pro-Japanese activities: after Japan's annexation of Korea in 1910, he received the title of baron along with a bestowed bond of 25,000 won, and in August 1911 he published a congratulatory statement marking the first anniversary of the annexation in the Maeil Sinbo newspaper. For these actions, the government's Presidential Committee for the Inspection of Collaborationist Activities designated him a pro-Japanese collaborator.
His baronial title was inherited by his adopted son, Choe Jeong-won.