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Goh Kun
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Goh in 2010
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| President of South Korea | |
| Acting March 12, 2004 – May 14, 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Succeeded by | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 28th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office March 4, 1997 – March 3, 1998 |
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| President | Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Lee Soo Sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-pil |
| In office February 26, 2003 – July 25, 2004 |
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| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Kim Suk Soo |
| Succeeded by | Lee Hun Jai (Acting) Lee Hae Chan |
| 22nd and 31st Mayor of Seoul | |
| In office December 5, 1988 – December 27, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Yong-rae |
| Succeeded by | Park Seh-jik |
| In office July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Cho Soon Kang Duk-ki (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Myung-bak |
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| Born | January 2, 1938 Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea (today Seoul, South Korea) |
| Political party | Democratic Justice (1980-1990) Democratic Liberal (1990-1995) Democratic (1998-2007) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고건 |
| Hanja | 高建 |
| Revised Romanization | Go Geon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Kŏn |
Goh Kun (Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician who was Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2004. He was also the acting President of South Korea at the time of Roh Moo-hyun's suspension in 2004.
Career
Goh began his career in civil service in the 1960s, when he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs as a probationary officer. He was promoted through various positions, including the Governor of South Jeolla (1975–1979), the Minister of Transportation (1980–1981) and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (1981–1982).
In 1985, Goh was elected as a Member of Parliament, before being appointed the mayor of Seoul from 1988 to 1990. He was later elected mayor of Seoul from 1998 to 2002.
He served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004.
He assumed the role of interim President following President Roh Moo-Hyun's impeachment, from March 12, 2004 until May 14, 2004, when the South Korean Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment decision and restored Roh's powers as President. He resigned from the office of Prime Minister on May 24, 2004 after refusing to comply with the President's request to replace cabinet members.
In June 2006, Goh announced his candidacy for the presidential race.
On January 16, 2007, he announced that he would no longer be a candidate for the presidential elections and that he would retire from political life. Despite his retirement, he was named head of social unity council by President Lee Myung-bak on December 21, 2009.
See also
In Spanish: Goh Kun para niños
