Goh Kun
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| 고건 | |
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President of South Korea Acting |
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In office March 12, 2004 – May 14, 2004 While President Roh's powers and duties were suspended |
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| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 31st and 36th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
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In office March 4, 1997 – March 3, 1998 |
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| President |
Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Lee Soo Sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-pil |
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In office February 26, 2003 – May 25, 2004 |
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| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Suk Soo |
| Succeeded by |
Lee Hun Jai (Acting) Lee Hae Chan |
| 22nd and 31st Mayor of Seoul | |
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In office December 5, 1988 – December 27, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Yong-rae |
| Succeeded by | Park Seh-jik |
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In office July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2002 |
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| Preceded by |
Cho Soon Kang Duk-ki (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Myung-bak |
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January 2, 1938 Keijo, Japanese Korea (now Seoul, South Korea) |
| Political party |
Democratic Justice (1980-1990) Democratic Liberal (1990-1995) Democratic (1998-2007) |
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| Revised Romanization | Go Geon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Kŏn |
Goh Kun (Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician, the former Prime Minister of South Korea. 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 was a Minister during the 1980s, and then Mayor of Seoul from 1988 to 1990 (appointed) and from 1998 to 2002 (elected).
He served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004.
He assumed the role of interim President following President Roh Moo-Hyun's impeachment, from March 12, 2004 until May 14, 2004 when the South Korean Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment decision and restored Roh's powers as President. He resigned from the office of Prime Minister on May 24, 2004 after refusing to comply with the President's request to replace cabinet members.
In June 2006, Goh announced his candidacy for the presidential race.
On January 16, 2007, he announced that he would no longer be a candidate for the Korean Presidential Elections 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.
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