Cho Soon
Cho Soon | |
|---|---|
| 30th Mayor of Seoul | |
| In office July 1, 1995 – September 9, 1997 | |
| President | Kim Young-sam |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hong-koo Lee Soo-sung Goh Kun |
| Preceded by | Choi Byung-ryeol |
| Succeeded by | Kang Deok-ki (acting) Goh Kun |
| 18th Governor of the Bank of Korea | |
| In office March 26, 1992 – March 14, 1993 | |
| President | Roh Tae-woo Kim Young-sam |
| Prime Minister | Chung Won-shik Hyun Soong-jong Hwang In-sung |
| Preceded by | Kim Kun |
| Succeeded by | Kim Myung-ho
|
| 17th Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office December 5, 1988 – March 17 1990 | |
| President | Roh Tae-woo |
| Prime Minister | Kang Young-hoon |
| Preceded by | Rha Woong-bae |
| Succeeded by | Lee Seung-yoon
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1928 |
| Died | 23 June 2022 (aged 94) Seoul, South Korea |
| Party | Grand National Democratic People's |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Professor, Politician |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조순 |
| Hanja | 趙淳 |
| RR | Jo Sun |
| MR | Cho Sun |
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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 held office as the deputy prime minister of South Korea from 1988 to 1990 and as the governor of the Bank of Korea from 1992 to 1993.