Sohn Hak-kyu (born 22 November 1947) is a South Korean politician and the former governor of

Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of Grand National Party, and became a governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal

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. Sohn announced he was running in the 2022 presidential election as an independent candidate, but subsequently withdrew his candidacy. A Kyunggi High School and

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the thr ...

graduate, he received his Ph.D. from the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...

. His daughter, Sohn Won-pyung, is a novelist.

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1947 births Kyunggi High School alumni Seoul National University alumni Living people Liberty Korea Party politicians United New Democratic Party politicians Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Alumni of the University of Oxford Sogang University faculty Governors of Gyeonggi Province Health and Welfare ministers of South Korea {{SouthKorea-politician-stub