Kim Suk-soo
Kim Suk-soo | |
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김석수 | |
31st Prime Minister of South Korea | |
In office 10 September 2002 – 26 February 2003 | |
President | Kim Dae-jung |
Preceded by | Chang Dae-whan (acting) |
Succeeded by | Goh Kun |
Personal details | |
Born | Katō-gun, Keishōnan-dō, Korea (today Hadong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) | November 20, 1932
Alma mater | Yonsei University |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seoksu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏksu |
Kim Suk-soo (born November 20, 1932) is a South Korean politician and attorney-at-law. Kim graduated from Paichai High School in 1952 and Yonsei University in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in law. After his service as a justice of the Supreme Court and chairman of the National Election Commission, Kim was nominated by President Kim Dae-jung to be prime minister on September 10, 2002. He was the president's third choice for the position, vacant since the removal of Lee Han-dong, following the opposition-controlled parliament's rejection of Chang Sang and Chang Dae-whan. He was confirmed on October 5, 2002, by a vote of 210 to 31.[1] New President Roh Moo-hyun chose Goh Kun as Kim's replacement on February 26, 2003. On April 25, 2013, he was elected as the head director of Yonsei University after Bang Woo-Young, a former chairman of The Chosun Ilbo, resigned. Kim is also an Of Counsel at DR & AJU LLC.[2]
References
- ^ "Parliament OKs prime minister". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 5, 2002.
- ^ List of attorneys DR & AJU