Cho Soon

Cho Soon (Korean: 조순; 1 February 1928 – 23 June 2022) was a South Korean politician who was the first publicly elected mayor of Seoul, serving from 1995 to 1997. Previously, he was the Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea from 1988 to 1990 and the Chief of the Bank of Korea.[1]

Cho Soon
30th Mayor of Seoul
In office
1 July 1995 – 9 September 1997
Preceded byChoi Byung-ryeol
Succeeded byGoh Kun
18th Governor of the Bank of Korea[1]
In office
26 March 1992 – 14 March 1993
Preceded byKim Kun
Succeeded byKim Myung-ho
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
5 December 1988 – 17 March 1990
Prime MinisterKang Young-hoon
Preceded byRha Woong-bae
Succeeded byLee Seung-yoon
Personal details
Born1 February 1928
Jumunjin, Chōsen, Japan
Died23 June 2022(2022-06-23) (aged 94)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Political partyGrand National
Democratic People's
Alma materSeoul National University
University of California, Berkeley
OccupationProfessor

Life

Cho Soon was born on February 1, 1928 in the city of Jumunjin, then occupied by the Japanese Empire. He graduated from Seoul National University in 1949 and earned a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

As a member of the Grand National Party and later the Democratic People's Party, he held many political positions throughout his life.

Cho became Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of South Korea under President Roh Tae-woo. He was succeeded in the position by Lee Seung-yoon in 1990. In 1992, he became the Chief of the Bank of Korea, a position he left a year later.[1]

In 1995, he ran for Mayor of Seoul, winning the race decisively with 42.4% of the vote. He assumed the office on July 1, 1995,[2] becoming the first elected mayor of the city. Cho later served in the National Assembly from 1998 to 2000.[3]

He died in Seoul on 23 June 2022 of natural causes at the age of 94.[4]

References
  1. "Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Cho Soon dies of natural causes at 94". Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. "역대서울시" (in Korean).
  3. "조순(趙淳)". Republic of Korea Parliamentarian Society (in Korean).
  4. Park, Jong-oh (23 June 2022). "조순 전 경제부총리 노환으로 별세…향년 94". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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