Kim Suk-soo

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Kim Suk-soo
김석수
Kim in 2002
31st Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
10 September 2002 – 26 February 2003
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded byChang Dae-whan (acting)
Succeeded byGoh Kun
Personal details
Born (1932-11-20) November 20, 1932 (age 91)
Katō-gun, Keishōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now Hadong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materYonsei University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
Korean name
Hangul
김석수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seoksu
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏksu

Kim Suk-soo (Korean김석수; 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Parliament OKs prime minister". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 5, 2002.
  2. ^ List of attorneys DR & AJU