politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Yangmingist school who came from the Jeonju Choe clan. He served as the Joseon Chief State Councilor from 1638 to 1640 and 1642 to 1644.
Works
• Jicheon Yujip (지천유집 遲川遺集)
• Jicheon Jucha (지천주차 遲川奏箚)
Family
• Father: Choe Gi-nam (최기남, 崔起南; 1559–1619)
• Grandfather: Choe Su-jun (최수준, 崔秀俊)
• Mother: Lady, of the Jeonju Yu clan (정경부인 전주 유씨, 貞敬夫人 全州 柳氏; 1556–1615)
• Grandfather: Yu Yeong-rip (유영립, 柳永立; 1537–1599)
• Older brother: Choe Nae-gil, Prince Wancheon (최내길 완천군, 崔來吉 完川君; 1583–1649)
• Younger brother: Choe Hye-gil (최혜길, 崔惠吉; 1591–1662)
• Younger brother: Choe Ga-gil (최가길, 崔嘉吉)
• Wives and children:
• Lady, of the Indong Jang clan (정경부인 인동 장씨, 貞敬夫人 仁同 張氏); eldest daughter of Jang-Man (장만, 張晩) – No issue, so they adopted Choe Hye-gil's 2nd son.
• Adopted son: Choe Hu-ryang, Prince Walleung (최후량 완릉군, 崔後亮 完陵君; 1616–1693)
• Adopted daughter-in-law: Lady An Jung-im of the Gwangju An clan (안중임 광주 안씨, 安仲任 廣州 安氏; 1621–1673); eldest daughter of An Heon-jing (안헌징, 安獻徵)
• Grandson: Choe Seok-jin (최석진, 崔錫晉; b. 1640)
• Grandson: Choe Seok-jeong (최석정, 崔錫鼎; 1646–1715); become the adoptive son of his uncle, Choe Hu-sang
• Grandson: Choe Seok-hang (최석항, 崔錫恒; 1654–1724)
• Granddaughter: Lady Choe Du-sik (최두식, 崔斗息; b. 1651)
• Grandson-in-law: Yun Je-myeong (윤제명, 尹濟明)
• Granddaughter: Lady Choe Dan-sik (최단식, 崔端息; b. 1656)
• Grandson-in-law: Sin-Gok (신곡, 申轂)
• Lady, of the Yangcheon Heo clan (정경부인 양천 허씨, 貞敬夫人 陽川 許氏); daughter of Heo-In (허인, 許嶙)
• Son: Choe Hu-sang (최후상, 崔後尙; 1631–1680) – No issue, so he adopted Choe Hu-ryang's 2nd son.
• Unnamed concubine (첩)
• Daughter: Lady Choe (부인 최씨, 夫人 崔氏)
• Son-in-law: Gu-Hoeng (구횡, 具鐄; b. 1638) of the Neungseong Gu clan; son of Gu In-hu, Internal Prince Neungcheon (구인후 능천부원군, 具仁垕 綾川府院君)
In popular culture
• Portrayed by Kim Sung-won in the 1981 KBS1 TV Series Daemyeong.
• Portrayed by Kim Ha-kyun in the 2013 JTBC TV series Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers.
• Portrayed by Jeon No-min in the 2014 tvN TV series The Three Musketeers.
• Portrayed by Im Ho in the 2015 MBC TV series Splendid Politics.
• Portrayed by Lee Byung-hun in the 2017 film The Fortress.
崔鳴吉（1586年 - 1647年）是韓國朝鮮王朝的文臣和政治人、外交家、性理學者及陽明學者。朝鮮王朝中期後金的侵略朝鮮時的主和派代表人。字子謙，號遲川、滄浪。本貫全州崔氏。