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Goh Kun
Sign in to saveActing President of South Korea from March to May 2004, Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004
Key facts
- President
- Roh Moo-hyun
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Preceded by
- Lee Soo-sung
- Succeeded by
- Kim Jong-pil
- Born
- ( 1938-01-02 ) 2 January 1938 (age 88) , Keijō , Korea, Empire of Japan
- Party
- Democratic Justice (1980–1990), Democratic Liberal , (1990–1995), Democratic (1998–2007)
- Alma mater
- Seoul National University ( BS , MS )
- Hangul
- 고건
- Hanja
- 高建
- Rr
- Go Geon
- Mr
- Ko Kŏn
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ko
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Seoul
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Seoul National University
- Employer
- Myongji University
- Political party
- Democratic Justice Party
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Native language
- Korean
- Image
- 대한민국 총리 고건 서울종합방재센터 방문90 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-01-02
- Commons category
- Goh Kun
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- KoKŏn
- Revised Romanization
- Go Geon
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- Goh Kun
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Encyclopedic overview
Goh Kun (Korean: 고건, 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 the acting president of South Korea at the time of Roh Moo-hyun's suspension in 2004 and the mayor of Seoul from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1998 to 2002.
Early life and education
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