Goh Kun
 |
Go Kun 고건 高建 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presidents of the Republic of Korea (Acting) | |
| In office March 12, 2004 – May 14, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Succeeded by | Roh Moo-hyun (Reinstated) |
| 31st and 36th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office March 4, 1997 – March 3, 1998 | |
| President | Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Lee Soo Sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-pil |
| In office February 26, 2003 – May 25, 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 December 5, 1988 – December 27, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Yong-rae |
| Succeeded by | Park Se-jik |
| In office July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Cho Soon Kang Duk-ki (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Myung-bak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1938 Seoul |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1995– ) Democratic Justice Party (to 1995) |
| Goh Kun | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Go Geon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Kŏn |
Goh Kun (Hangul:고건, Hanja:高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician. He served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004.[1] In his more recent term, he assumed the role of interim head of state from March 12, 2004, following President Roh Moo-Hyun's impeachment, to May 14, 2004, when the South Korean Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment decision and restored Roh's powers as president.
Life
He was a minister during the 1980s, and then Mayor of Seoul from 1988 to 1990[1] (appointed) and from 1998 to 2002 (elected). Goh resigned from the office of Prime Minister on May 24, 2004 after refusing to comply with the President's request to replace cabinet members. He is known as a solid, hardworking civil servant. One of Goh Kun's nicknames is "Mr. Stability," reflecting his ability to survive changes of government and other political upheavals.
Goh announced that he would not be a candidate for the Korean Presidential Elections in December 2007, and that he would retire from political life.
Yet on December 21, 2009, Goh Kun was named head of social unity council by President Lee Myung-bak.
See also
References
| Provisional Governments (Pre-Union) (1919) | Syngman Rhee (Seoul) • Syngman Rhee (Shanghai) • Yi Dong-nyeong (Shanghai) • Ahn Chang Ho (Shanghai) • Yi Dong-hwi (Shanghai) • Moon Chang-bum (Vladivostok) |   |
|---|---|---|
| Provisional Government (1919–1948) | Syngman Rhee‡ • Yi Dong-nyeong • Park Eun-sik • Lee Yu-pil • Yi Sang-ryong • Yang Gi-tak • Yi Dong-nyeong • Ahn Chang Ho • Yi Dong-nyeong • Hong Jin • Kim Ku • Yi Dong-nyeong • Song Byung-jo • Yi Dong-nyeong • Kim Ku • Syngman Rhee | |
| First Republic (1948–1960) | Syngman Rhee • Ho Chong | |
| Second Republic (1960–1961) | ||
| Military Junta (1961–1963) | ||
| Third Republic (1963–1972) | Park Chung Hee | |
| Fourth Republic (1972–1981) | Park Chung Hee • Choi Kyu-hah • Park Choong-hoon • Chun Doo-hwan | |
| Fifth Republic (1981–1988) | Chun Doo-hwan | |
| Sixth Republic (1988–present) | ||
Italics indicate an acting president • † Impeached, but restored to office • ‡ Impeached and removed from office | ||