Sohn Hak-kyu | |
---|---|
손학규 | |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 28 April 2011 – 29 May 2012 |
|
Preceded by | Kang Jae-sup |
Succeeded by | Jhun Ha-jin |
Constituency | Bundang 2nd (Seongnam) |
In office 30 May 2000 – 30 June 2002 |
|
Preceded by | Cho Se-hyung |
Succeeded by | Jeon Jae-hee |
Constituency | Gwangmyeong (Gyeonggi) |
In office 25 April 1993 – 6 April 1998 |
|
Preceded by | Yoon Hang-youl |
Succeeded by | Cho Se-hyung |
Constituency | Gwangmyeong (Gyeonggi) |
Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
In office 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2006 |
|
Preceded by | Lim Chang-youl |
Succeeded by | Kim Moon-soo |
Minister of Health and Welfare | |
In office 13 November 1996 – 5 August 1997 |
|
Preceded by | Lee Sung-ho |
Succeeded by | Choi Kwang |
Personal details | |
Born | Siheung, South Korea |
Political party | People's Party (South Korea) |
Alma mater |
Seoul National University University of Oxford |
Website | http://www.hq.or.kr/ |
Sohn Hak-kyu | |
Hangul | |
---|---|
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Son Hak-gyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Hak-kyu |
Sohn Hak-kyu (born November 22, 1947, Siheung, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean politician and the former governor of Gyeonggi-do, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of Grand National Party, and became a governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal Democratic Party.
A Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University graduate, he received his Ph.D. from University of Oxford.