Goh Kun
Goh Kun (Korean: 고건; Hanja: 高建, born 2 January 1938) is a South Korean politician who served as the Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2004. He was also the acting President of South Korea at the time of Roh Moo-hyun's suspension in 2004 and a former Mayor of Seoul.
Goh Kun | |
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고건 | |
Goh in 2010 | |
| President of South Korea | |
| Acting 12 March 2004 – 14 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Succeeded by | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 28th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 4 March 1997 – 3 March 1998 | |
| President | Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Lee Soo Sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-pil |
| In office 26 February 2003 – 25 July 2004 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Suk-soo |
| Succeeded by | Lee Hun Jai (acting) Lee Hae Chan |
| 22nd and 31st Mayor of Seoul | |
| In office 5 December 1988 – 27 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Yong-rae |
| Succeeded by | Park Seh-jik |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 30 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Cho Soon Kang Duk-ki (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Myung-bak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1938 Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (today Seoul, South Korea) |
| Political party | Democratic Justice (1980–1990) Democratic Liberal (1990–1995) Democratic (1998–2007) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (BS, MS) |
| Signature | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고건 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Go Geon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Kŏn |
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