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 The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...

, and became a governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

. 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 three "S ...

graduate, he received his Ph.D. from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

. His daughter,

Sohn Won-pyung Sohn Won-pyung (born 1979; ko, 손원평) is a South Korean novelist and film maker. She has won two literary awards: in 2016 for ''Amondeu'' (아몬드 Almond) and in 2017 for ''Seoreunui bangyeok'' (서른의 반격 Counterattack of the Thirty) ...

, 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