Han Seung-soo
Han Seung-soo | |
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한승수 | |
Han in 2009 | |
| 39th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office February 29, 2008 – September 28, 2009 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Han Duck-soo |
| Succeeded by | Chung Un-chan
|
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office September 18, 2001 – September 17, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Harri Holkeri |
| Succeeded by | Jan Kavan
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| In office March 2001 – February 2002 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Lee Joung-binn |
| Succeeded by | Choi Sung-hong |
| Chief Presidential Secretary | |
| In office December 23, 1994 – December 21, 1995 | |
| President | Kim Young-sam |
| Preceded by | Park Kwan-yong |
| Succeeded by | Kim Kwang-il
|
| South Korean Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office June 23, 1993 – December 23, 1994 | |
| President | Kim Young-sam |
| Preceded by | Hyun Hong-choo |
| Succeeded by | Park Kun-woo
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1936 |
| Party | Grand National |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University (BA) Seoul National University (MPA) University of York (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한승수 |
| Hanja | 韓昇洙 |
| RR | Han Seungsu |
| MR | Han Sŭngsu |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 춘강 |
| Hanja | 春崗 |
| RR | Chungang |
| MR | Ch'un'gang |
| Korean royal family (Cheongju Han clan) | |
Han Seung-soo (Korean: 한승수; born 28 December 1936) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2008 to 2009 under President Lee Myung-bak.
He was the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy on Climate Change (2007–08) and for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water (2013–18), Special Advisor to the UN/World Bank High-Level Panel on Water (2016–18), Member of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation Agency (UNSGAB, 2007–15), Member of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel for Global Sustainability (GSP, 2010–12), Founding Chair of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI, 2010–12), Temasek International Panel Member (2004–18) and Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered plc (2010–2019).
Han was the President of the 56th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (2001–02), South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001–02), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (1996–97), Chief of Staff to the President Kim Young-sam (1994–95), South Korean Ambassador to the United States (1993–94) and Minister of Trade and Industry (1988–90). He was a three-term Member of National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (1988–1992, 1996–2004) directly elected by the people of his hometown, Chuncheon.