Cho Soon

Cho Soon (Korean: 조순; 1 February 1928 – 23 June 2022) was a South Korean politician.

Cho Soon
Mayor of Seoul
In office
1 July 1995  9 September 1997
Preceded byChoi Byung-ryeol
Succeeded byGoh Kun
18th Governor of the Bank of Korea
In office
26 March 1992  14 March 1993
Preceded byKim Kun
Succeeded byKim Myung-ho
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
5 December 1988  17 March 1990
Prime MinisterKang Young-hoon
Preceded byRha Woong-bae
Succeeded byLee Seung-yoon
Personal details
Born1 February 1928
Jumunjin, Chōsen, Japan
Died23 June 2022(2022-06-23) (aged 94)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Political partyGrand National
Democratic People's
Alma materSeoul National University
University of California, Berkeley
OccupationProfessor

A member of the Grand National Party and later the Democratic People's Party, he served in the National Assembly from 1998 to 2000.[1]

Cho died in Seoul on 23 June 2022 at the age of 94.[2]

References

  1. "조순(趙淳)". Republic of Korea Parliamentarian Society (in Korean).
  2. Park, Jong-oh (23 June 2022). "조순 전 경제부총리 노환으로 별세…향년 94". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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