Cho Soon

Cho Soon
30th Mayor of Seoul
In office
July 1, 1995 – September 9, 1997
PresidentKim Young-sam
Prime MinisterLee Hong-koo
Lee Soo-sung
Goh Kun
Preceded byChoi Byung-ryeol
Succeeded byKang Deok-ki (acting)
Goh Kun
18th Governor of the Bank of Korea
In office
March 26, 1992 – March 14, 1993
PresidentRoh Tae-woo
Kim Young-sam
Prime MinisterChung Won-shik
Hyun Soong-jong
Hwang In-sung
Preceded byKim Kun
Succeeded byKim Myung-ho
17th Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
December 5, 1988 – March 17 1990
PresidentRoh Tae-woo
Prime MinisterKang Young-hoon
Preceded byRha Woong-bae
Succeeded byLee Seung-yoon
Personal details
BornFebruary 1, 1928
Died23 June 2022(2022-06-23) (aged 94)
Seoul, South Korea
PartyGrand National
Democratic People's
Alma materSeoul National University
University of California, Berkeley
OccupationProfessor, Politician
Korean name
Hangul
조순
Hanja
趙淳
RRJo Sun
MRCho 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.