Sohn Hak-kyu

Sohn Hak-kyu (born 22 November 1947) 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.[1] Sohn announced he was running in the 2022 presidential election as an independent candidate,[2] but subsequently withdrew his candidacy.[3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Sohn.
Sohn Hak-kyu
손학규
Leader of the Bareunmirae Party
In office
2 September 2018 – 24 February 2020
Preceded byKim Dong-cheol (Interim)
Succeeded byParty dissolved
Member of the National Assembly
In office
28 April 2011 – 29 May 2012
Preceded byYim Tae-hee
Succeeded byJhun Ha-jin
ConstituencyBundang B (Seongnam)
In office
30 May 2000 – 30 June 2002
Preceded byCho Se-hyung
Succeeded byJeon Jae-hee
ConstituencyGwangmyeong
In office
25 April 1993 – 6 April 1998
Preceded byYoon Hang-youl
Succeeded byCho Se-hyung
ConstituencyGwangmyeong
Chairman of the Democratic Party
In office
3 October 2010 – 22 December 2011
Preceded byChung Sye-kyun
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
17 February 2008 – 6 July 2008
Serving with Park Sang-chun
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChung Sye-kyun
Governor of Gyeonggi Province
In office
1 July 2002 – 30 June 2006
Preceded byLim Chang-youl
Succeeded byKim Moon-soo
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
13 November 1996 – 5 August 1997
PresidentKim Young-sam
Preceded byLee Sung-ho
Succeeded byChoi Kwang
Personal details
Born (1947-11-22) 22 November 1947
Siheung County, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Bareunmirae Party (2018–2020)
People's Party (2017–2018)
Democratic Party of Korea (2007–2016)
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Oxford
Websitehttp://www.hq.or.kr/
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSon Hak-gyu
McCune–ReischauerSon Hak-kyu

A Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University graduate, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford.

His daughter, Sohn Won-pyung, is a novelist.

References
  1. Welfare battle dominates S. Korean politics
  2. Roh, Suk-jo (30 November 2021). "Veteran Sohn Hak-kyu Declares Presidential Bid Again". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. "손학규, 대선후보 사퇴 "많이 부족했고, 조용히 살겠다"". 조선일보. 27 January 2022.


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