Cho Soon
Cho Soon (Korean: 조순; 1 February 1928 – 23 June 2022) was a South Korean politician who was the first publicly elected mayor of Seoul, serving from 1995 to 1997. Previously, he was the Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea from 1988 to 1990 and the Chief of the Bank of Korea.
Cho Soon | |
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| 30th Mayor of Seoul | |
| In office 1 July 1995 – 9 September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Choi Byung-ryeol |
| Succeeded by | Goh Kun |
| 18th Governor of the Bank of Korea | |
| In office 26 March 1992 – 14 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Kun |
| Succeeded by | Kim Myung-ho |
| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 5 December 1988 – 17 March 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Kang Young-hoon |
| Preceded by | Rha Woong-bae |
| Succeeded by | Lee Seung-yoon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1928 Jumunjin, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 23 June 2022 (aged 94) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | Grand National Democratic People's |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Professor |
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