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Goh Kun

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Acting President of South Korea from March to May 2004, Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004

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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

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Instance of
human
Family name
Ko
Gender
male
Citizenship
South Korea
Place of birth
Seoul
Occupation
politician
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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