Han Seung-soo
| Han Seung-soo | |
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| 한승수 | |
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| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
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In office 29 February 2008 – 28 September 2009 |
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| President | Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Han Deok-Su |
| Succeeded by | Chung Un-chan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 December 1936 Chuncheon, Gangwon, Korea under Japanese rule (now Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea) |
| Political party | Grand National Party |
| Alma mater |
Yonsei University Seoul National University University of York |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한승수 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Han Seung-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Sŭngsu |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 춘강 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chungang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ungang |
Han Seung-soo (born 28 December 1936) is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of South Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009, and was the President of the 56th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in 2001 and 2002.
Han received his bachelor's degree from Yonsei University in 1960. He acquired his master's degree from Seoul National University in 1963, and his doctorate in economics from University of York in 1968. He went on to hold various professorial positions in the United Kingdom and South Korea.
He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1988. He was ambassador to the United States from 1993 to 1994, chief of staff to President Kim Young Sam from 1994 to 1995, and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 1996 to 1997.
In April 2001, Han was appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. He was elected the President of the fifty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2001.
After his term in the United Nations, he re-entered politics and was elected into the Korean National Assembly in 2002. Before the elections, he left the posts of Chairman of the UN General Assembly and Foreign Minister.
In 2004, he was honored as an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
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