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South Korean politician (1928–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Cho Soon | |
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| 30th Mayor of Seoul | |
| In office 1 July 1995 – 9 September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Choi Byung-ryeol |
| Succeeded by | Goh Kun |
| 18th Governor of the Bank of Korea[1] | |
| In office 26 March 1992 – 14 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Kun |
| Succeeded by | Kim Myung-ho |
| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 5 December 1988 – 17 March 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Kang Young-hoon |
| Preceded by | Rha Woong-bae |
| Succeeded by | Lee Seung-yoon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1928 Jumunjin, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 23 June 2022 (aged 94) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | Grand National Democratic People's |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Professor |
Cho Soon was born on February 1, 1928 in Jumunjin, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. 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]
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