Han Seung-soo
Han Seung-soo (born 28 December 1936) is a South Korean politician. He was Prime Minister of South Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009, and was the President of the 56th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in 2001 and 2002.
Han Seung-soo | |
|---|---|
한승수 | |
 Han in 2009 | |
| 35th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 29 February 2008 – 28 September 2009 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Han Deok-Su |
| Succeeded by | Chung Un-chan |
| Chief Presidential Secretary | |
| In office 23 December 1994 – 21 December 1995 | |
| President | Kim Young-sam |
| Preceded by | Park Kwan-yong |
| Succeeded by | Kim Kwang-il |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea | |
| In office 2001–2001 | |
| United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1936 Chuncheon, Kangwon, Japanese Korea (now Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea) |
| Political party | Grand National |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University Seoul National University University of York |
| Profession | Economist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Han Seung-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han Sŭngsu |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chungang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ungang |
| Korean royal family (Cheongju Han clan) | |
In 2004, he was honored as an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
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